Deputy Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli Saturday requested the Maoists not to hamper the talks process.
Referring to past incidents of Maoists hampering negotiations, Deputy PM urged them to abide by the code of conduct and not to put unnecessary blame on the government.
"The intention of having a secular state is not to disregard Hinduism but to show respect to all religious beliefs," he said at a programme in the capital today.
He warned everybody not to politicize religion.
Oli's remarks come after the Maoist talks team's coordinator Krishna Bahadur Mahara recently said that the next round of talks would discuss the political roadmap also suggesting that the Maoists might demand the dissolving of the reinstated House of Representatives.
Meanwhile, Member of the government negotiating team and Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Pradip Gyawali today said that the government would not put forward any precondition that would create impediments to the ongoing peace parleys.
An alternative could be sought for the systematic management of the Maoist's "People's Liberation Army," and the present government is ready for working together with the Maoists toward that end, state-owned Rastriya Samachar Samiti quoted Minister Gyawali as saying at a press conference in Rajbiraj today.
"The government would not leave any stone unturned for giving the peace process a logical end," he said, adding that a reliable international monitoring committee needs to be formed for the purpose of the management of Maoists' weapons.
Separately, Speaker of the HoR Subash Nemwang today said that the reinstated House is yet to guarantee the rights of the people.
The constitution of 1990 could not represent women, ethnic minorities and backward classes, said the Speaker stressing the fact that there is no alternative to elections to the Constituent Assembly (CA).
Speaking at a programme in the capital Nemwang said that elections to the CA is the most important national agenda since the Maoists' agenda meets it.
"Only the constitution made by the people can represent their interests fairly," Nemwang said. At the function, Speaker Nemwang and Sitaram Tamang, an ethnic minority leader, were felicitated.
"The intention of having a secular state is not to disregard Hinduism but to show respect to all religious beliefs," he said at a programme in the capital today.
He warned everybody not to politicize religion.
Oli's remarks come after the Maoist talks team's coordinator Krishna Bahadur Mahara recently said that the next round of talks would discuss the political roadmap also suggesting that the Maoists might demand the dissolving of the reinstated House of Representatives.
Meanwhile, Member of the government negotiating team and Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Pradip Gyawali today said that the government would not put forward any precondition that would create impediments to the ongoing peace parleys.
An alternative could be sought for the systematic management of the Maoist's "People's Liberation Army," and the present government is ready for working together with the Maoists toward that end, state-owned Rastriya Samachar Samiti quoted Minister Gyawali as saying at a press conference in Rajbiraj today.
"The government would not leave any stone unturned for giving the peace process a logical end," he said, adding that a reliable international monitoring committee needs to be formed for the purpose of the management of Maoists' weapons.
Separately, Speaker of the HoR Subash Nemwang today said that the reinstated House is yet to guarantee the rights of the people.
The constitution of 1990 could not represent women, ethnic minorities and backward classes, said the Speaker stressing the fact that there is no alternative to elections to the Constituent Assembly (CA).Speaking at a programme in the capital Nemwang said that elections to the CA is the most important national agenda since the Maoists' agenda meets it.
"Only the constitution made by the people can represent their interests fairly," Nemwang said. At the function, Speaker Nemwang and Sitaram Tamang, an ethnic minority leader, were felicitated.
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