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Protest plan by Nepal Maoists

	November 02, 2009

The Nepal Maoists plan to lay siege to the capital and local government offices in a bid to step up pressure on the ruling coalition to rectify the President’s decision to reinstate the former Army Chief, who was dismissed by Maoist supremo Prachanda when he was the Prime Minister, in May. The United Communist Party of Nepal [Maoist] announced the protest from Nov. 1 will press for upholding “civilian supremacy” and rectify the President’s move to reinstate Gen. Rukangad Katawal, who has incide ...