On May Day 2010 the main opposition UCPN-Maoist called indefinite general strike demanding dissolution of the government to pave way for Maoist-lead national government to conclude the peace process and draft a ‘people’s constitution’.
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Ongoing Maoists Strike
443. Ongoing Maoists Strike
Posted Date: 5th May 2010
Maoists quit government and announced mass meeting
Koirala rejected Maoist two demands as announcement of republic before the polls and proportional representation based election. Due to this all Maoist ministers – Dev Gurung, Hisila Yami, Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Khadga Biswokarma has submitted their resignation letters to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koriala.
A Maoist Ploy
“The Seven Party Alliance (SPA) should be very careful of what they are getting into. The strike which they have started seems to have gone out of their hands. Activists have started going house to house asking for at least one participant from each family and have asked private businesses to close down forcefully. People have to participate by will, not by force. These tactics are definitely not democratic but rather resemble that of the Maoists.