Sep 03, 2005 - Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) have declared a unilateral ceasefire for 3 months. The Maoist head, Prachanda issued the news today and expressed his optimism towards this ceasefire as a probable way out of the turmoil. However, he also made it clear that the Maoist force will not retreat from their current position and will remain in an active defense state. Prachanda also warned that the Maoist force would certainly retaliate if attacked.

According to the Maoist press release, discussion over the removal of "Constitutional Monarchy" within the Nepali Congress Party has provided a platform for CPN (Maoists) to collaborate with NCP.

Major political party and the government have maintained a silence about the issue till now and have only mentioned that they are analyzing the situation.


What Nepal Blog Discovery has to say...

Oops! They did it again... Every time their armory gets feeble, Maoists go for their heinous ploy - a ceasefire. Last time they had declared a ceasefire in the January of 2003. Then government led by Mr. Deuba got very lenient and agreed upon almost every Maoist demand. But what was the result? Maoists strengthened their arsenal and network; started a dispute over violation of their treaty; dumped the armistice and resumed their activities freshly.

Political parties will certainly try to grab this opportunity to prove that the government is of no use and that they are the ones who brought the Maoists on the table. Once the Maoists will betray them, they will criticize the government for not handling the situation in a better way. So, for the next few months decisions made by the king will be very crucial and closely observed by media, political analysts and organizations all around the world.

Nepal Blog Discovery just hope that the truce is more than just a time-out for the Maoists and with some miracles Nepal will gain its tranquility back.