Maoists offer talks, float idea of a 145;parallel govt146;

Just a day ahead of the controversial municipal polls in Nepal, Maoist leader Prachanda has offered to talk King Gyanendra8217;s governmen...

Just a day ahead of the controversial municipal polls in Nepal, Maoist leader Prachanda has offered to talk King Gyanendra8217;s government and floated the idea of a 8216;8216;parallel government8217;8217; with the seven parties if the discussions fail, in remarks published in The Kathmandu Post today.

In an exclusive interview, Prachanda, Chairman of CPN-Maoist, said: 8216;8216;Our party is ready for holding a dialogue with the royal government if the latter announces ceasefire with the good intention of resolving the crisis. Political parties will also be involved in the process of dialogue.8217;8217;

8216;8216;If the King does not accept that, we will form a parallel government involving the parties and the Maoists,8217;8217; he added. 8216;8216;We are ready to form a parallel government with the involvement of the political parties and try to get international recognition by approaching the UN and other international community.8217;8217; 8216;8216;You restore the parliament, we will support you, invite us for dialogue, we will come, let8217;s form a common national Army by including all party cadres and the Maoists, and tell the UN that this is the official legitimate government,8217;8217; he said in remarks aimed at the royal government.

Reiterating the Maoists8217; commitment to the 12-point agreement they had signed with the seven political parties, Prachanda refuted the government8217;s charge that by doing so they were hatching a conspiracy to drag the political parties in their violent movement. He said his party was for unconditional Constituent Assembly elections, adding, 8216;8216;after accepting the result of the Constituent Assembly, we are ready for peaceful competition with the political parties.8217;8217;

He said the US was worried if their 8216;8216;revolution8217;8217; becomes successful in Nepal, it will have direct impact on India and China. He said UN mediation is the best option to resolve the conflict due to Nepal8217;s geo-political situation between India and China, as it would be acceptable to both and the US.