Prachanda met with residents of Madi of Chitwan as well as relatives of victims who were killed or injured during tragic bombing of a passenger bus by the Maoist cadres one and a half year ago.
He assured them of providing a relief package. Prachanda, Dr. Baburam Bhattarai and Ram Bahadur Thapa aka Badal went to Phulbari VDC – which is 40 km to the east of Bharatpur – where the Maoists had invited the victims on Friday. The Maoist leaders met with the victims for around two hours and assured them of short and long term relief package.
There were around 30 people who represented the victims of the bombing. They put forth nine-point demand including the immediate public disclosure of the culprits who bombed the bus; action against them; medical relief to the injured; provision of scholarship for higher studies to the children of victims; and building a memorial on the site of the bombing, among others. During the bus bombing in Bandarmudhe area of Madi (Chitwan district), 39 civilians were killed and six dozen injured. Prachanda has said that Madi incident was one of the greatest mistakes by his party.
Earlier on the day, Maoist chairman Prachanda accused that international forces were trying to compel Maoists to abandon arms. Addressing Basu Smriti 4th Brigade of the People's Liberation Army in Bhandara of Chitwan district, Prachanda said his party was currently in the forefront working to make the peace process successful. Stating that the Maoist army was ever ready for nation's protection, Prachanda directed his party workers to exercise restraint and patience. He also met with intellectuals, teachers and business representatives of Chitwan today. Prachanda had arrived in Chitwan to attend the 5th national convention of Maoists' peasant wing.
nepalnews.com sd Oct 21 06
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