Those quitting the UCPN (Maoist) to join the CPN-Maoist are Sindhupalchowk district secretariat member Sanu Yonjan, district member Tasi Lama and other cadres Nar Bahadur Tamang, Bikram Tamang, Himal Lama, Som Tamang and Sunil Lama.[break]
CPN-Maoist general secretary Ram Bahadur Thapa welcomed the new comers to the party amidst a programme here on Tuesday. "Now time has come to wage a final battle for the sake of nationality by uniting all the patriots to the CPN-Maoist", he said. "The battle launched by our ancestors from Nalapani for the nationality is yet to be completed", he said and added the nation has not become independent and recent appointment of Lokman Singh Karki to the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) was the example of that.
The CPN-Maoist general secretary further said although his party was not against talks, it would not sit for discussions with the government until the 25-point agreement, citizenship certificate bill and appointment of Karki to the CIAA chief commissioner post were scrapped.
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