A day after scrapping the anti-terror law imposed by King Gyanendra, Nepal government today released 200 Maoists from various jails, paving the way for the first-ever direct talks between their leader Prachanda and Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala that is expected soon.The government also promised to hold within six months elections for a constituent Assembly, which would draft a new Constitution that is likely to clip the King’s powers. The freed rebels had been detained in different jails on various charges under the POTA Ordinance introduced by the King, and scrapped on Monday.
