Nepal's Ruling Party Merges Into Super Bloc with Maoists
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VOL - 06 WEDNESDAY 21 ISSUE NO. 83 FEBRUARY, 2018 PAGE-8 BHUBANESWAR HE ALINGA HRONICLE (Air Surchange - 0.50P) T K CDaily Edition: R.N.I. No: ODIENG/2013/52530 FIND US ON 2.50 facebook.com/thekalingchronicle Popular People’s Daily of Odisha FOLLOW US ON TWITTER twritter.com/thekalingchronicle Nepal's ruling party merges Home Guards on Revamp SAARC parliamen- Bhubaneswar (K- ity has expanded over Guards have been at- tary body appeals for CN): Odisha Home into super bloc with Maoists Guard Organization, restoration of de- KATHMANDU(K- there are other issues claimed more than likely function as a which currently sup- CN): Nepal's ruling we need to conclude 16,000 lives and coalition or two fac- port the Police Force mocracy in Maldives party has merged before we completely overthrew Nepal's tions within a party, in the State, will soon COLOMBO(KCN): with a former Maoist unify," senior Maoist 240-year-old Hindu negotiating power undergo a systematic Expressing concern rebel group to form a leader Narayan Kaji monarchy, dominated sharing." revamp which in- over the ongoing po- super bloc that ex- Shrestha told AFP, politics for more than A rumoured cludes advanced litical crisis in the two decades. agreement to share training and a change Maldives, where The decade-long power between Prime in the personnel’s’ conflict ended in a Minister Oli and democratic norms 2006 peace deal that Dahal, the Maoist uniform. B K have been cast aside, saw guerrilla leader leader, has provoked Sharma, DG Fire Ser- the Chairman of the Pushpa Kamal Dahal criticism amid con- vices & Home Association of become Nepal's first cern this alliance Guards said the Di- SAARC Speakers post-war prime min- could destabilise rectorate of Home and Parliamentarians ister. politics down the Guards and Civil De- has appealed to the But their political track. fence is mulling to support has waned in Speaker of the Majlis Brittle alliances train Home Guards to (Parliament) in the recent years, with have been struck be- their party ranking tween Nepal's three act as an ‘Auxiliary Maldives to immedi- third in last year's dominant parties Fire Force.’ Each Fire ately take steps to re- perts say will reshape adding the transition general elections. since 2008, and there Station will get at store normalcy and politics after years of process was expected Political histo- are fears this latest least two Home time. tached to 455 Police respect for the rule of turbulence in the Hi- to take at least a rian Aditya Adhikari merger could prolong Guard Personnel un- In fact Home Stations in the State. law in the country. malayan nation. month. said the merger was a the revolving door der the setup, said Guards have been Mr. Sharma said In his letter to Officials said The new alliance "rare union" between nature of the Mr.Sharma. rendering valuable improving the re- Speaker of Majlis, Tuesday the new al- commands a large two sides with starkly country's politics. liance, the Nepal majority in both different back- DG Home service to the society cruitment mode, dis- Abdulla Maseeh Oli has been Guards and Fire Ser- by assisting Police in cipline, uniform and Mohamed, Chairman Communist Party, houses of parliament, grounds. prime minister once was formally signed and comes just days The ruling Com- before, while Dahal vices addressed a maintenance of Inter- service conditions of of the Association of into agreement fol- after Communist munist party is older has served in the top conference of officers nal Security, Law & the Home Guards is SAARC Speakers lowing late-night ne- leader K.P. Sharma and considered more office twice. and commandants of Order, Prevention of the priority. The of- and Parliamentarians gotiations between Oli was sworn in as conservative than its Many voters cast Home Guards from Crime, Traffic Regu- ficers from all dis- Karu Jayasuriya has the two sides Mon- prime minister. new partners in the ballots in last year's all 30 districts of lation, Night Patrol- tricts were asked to day. Oli's main Com- Maoists, who have called for “finding They forged a po- munist party and the pursued more pro- elections hoping for Odisha, who as- ling, Watch and Ward pay attention on all peaceful solutions litical alliance to Maoists heavily de- gressive politics in stability and much- sembled in the State duties etc. The sanc- these aspects, said through dialogue.” trounce the incum- feated the incumbent the post-war era. needed development Capital today. tioned strength of DG Home Guards. Jayasuriya wrote, bent party in last Nepali Congress "If they manage in the impoverished Home Guard Or- Home Guards in The suggestions and Himalayan nation. “We therefore, urge year's landmark gen- party in polls last year to stick together it ganization in Odisha Odisha is only proposals which have you, Excellency, as eral elections, but this billed as the final step will change the future The last govern- ment -- a coalition be- came into being in 17,675, which in- come from the offic- the Speaker of the formal merger creates in a post-war trans- of Nepal's politics," 1961 and the Home clude 9129 Urban ers will be scrutinized People’s Majlis to a political behemoth formation to a federal said Adhikari, author tween the Maoists unprecedented in republic. of "The Bullet and the and the Nepali Con- Guards serve as a Home Guards and and sent to the gov- prevail upon the rel- Nepali politics. The Maoists, Ballot Box", a history gress party -- was the complementary force 8546 Rural Home ernment for its con- evant authorities in "This is an agree- who fought govern- of Nepal's Maoist country's ninth in just for State Police, their Guards. sideration, Mr. the Maldives includ- ment to merge, but ment forces in a bit- struggle. 11 years before the scope of responsibil- And all these Home Sharma said. ing all See page-7 ter civil war that "But they will alliance fractured. Narendra Modi unfit to continue as Bijepur battle: Smriti Irani, Naveen PM: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah BENGALURU (K- he has not opened his bally attacking each Patnaik to cross swords today CN): Karnataka mouth. He is making other during a public BHUBANESWAR trict. The saffron Pradhan. Senior BJP Giridhar Gamang, Minister will address Chief Minister politically motivated rally in the view of (KCN): With elec- party, which had done leaders Biswabhusan former minister two public meetings Siddaramaiah on and irresponsible upcoming assembly tion fever running exceedingly well in Harichandan, BJP Jaynarayan Mishra, at Gaisilet and Tuesday continued statements. He is un- elections in the state. Rabi Nayak, MLA Bijepur next day. his tirade against fit to continue as Earlier while ad- and popular cine ac- However, there will tor Aparajiata be no road shows on Mohanty will be the second day, present. The last pub- Acharya said. lic meeting of Irani Dharmendra has been scheduled at dares Government Mehrpada at 1.45 pm. Union Minister Among others, na- Dharmendra Pradhan tional BJP secretary on Monday dared the Suresh Pujari, party State Government to MLA Radharani hand over Bargarh Panda and Odia cine cash case to Enforce- actors Pinki Pradhan ment Directorate and and Sritam Dash will Income Tax depart- accompany Irani, ment. State BJP spokesper- BJP paying for vote: son Golak Mohaptra BJD high and Bijepur by- the last elections to legislature party said. Continuing its ti- poll witnessing a the three-tier leader KV Singhdeo, Meanwhile, on rade against BJP for pitched battle be- panchayati raj institu- former MP Sangeeta the first day of the using money power Prime Minister prime minister,” he dressing a public tween the ruling BJD tions by winning ma- Singhdeo, national campaign, the Chief to win Bijepur by- Narendra Modi and said. rally, Prime Minister and BJP, Union Infor- jority seats in the BJP general secretary Minister will address election, the BJD on said that he was “un- His remark Modi had accused the mation and Broad- Bargarh zilla Arun Singh, Pradip a public meeting at Monday alleged that fit to continue” as the comes a day after Siddaramaiah-led casting Minister parishad, has lined up Purohit, MLA and Barpali from where the saffron party is prime minister. Prime Minister Modi Congress govern- Smriti Irani and Chief a series of Central president of Bargarh he will proceed to promising to deposit Speaking to me- lashed out at the ment of setting new Minister Naveen leaders including zilla parishad Mukta Kumari village in the `35,000 in the bank dia, the Chief Minis- Karnataka govern- records in corruption Patnaik will hit the Union Ministers for Sahu will attend the block by attending accounts of individu- ter said Prime Minis- ment over corruption and said the count- campaign trail on the hustings.The meeting scheduled at road shows along the als who vote for its ter Modi is overlook- while saying new down for its exit had Tuesday.Known for Union Textile Minis- 10 am. way. He will proceed candidate. ing many key issues scams and charges of begun. her oratorical skill, ter, one of the star After the Gaisilet to Agalpur from 3 Union Minis- concerning the state graft were surfacing The legislative Irani, who has campaigners of the meeting, Irani will Kumari, said ters campaign and the country. "every day" under its assembly election in emerged as a star party, will address her address another pub- Prasanna Acharya, Desperate to win the “Narendra Modi watch. Karnataka will be campaigner for the first public meeting at lic rally at Bijepur at Rajya Sabha member Bijepur by-poll, three is not speaking like a Prime Minister held in April-May party, will address Gaisilet along with 11.30 am.