Keys handover row won't obstruct peace: Dahal

KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said on Tuesday that the internal conflict within his party would not pose any threat to the peace process which he claimed has already reached an irreversible stage.



“Inner struggles and debates are not unnatural in a political party. So, the current row over the keys handover would not create any problems for the peace process,” he said.[break]



The Maoist chairman told this to media persons while paying a visit to office of the Naya Patrika Daily that was vandalized by a group of students.



Dahal expressed confidence that the peace process would reach a logical conclusion.



The hardliners within the UCPN (Maoist) have cried foul over the handing over of the keys of the arms containers to the Special Committee. They have demanded a meeting of the party central committee (CC), accusing the party leadership of capitulating to the “regressive forces”.



Dahal, however, claimed that his party would move ahead united despite the rumor that the party is facing an imminent split.



The Maoists are holding a meeting of the party CC on Sept 18 to discuss the keys handover.

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