"Comrade Prachanda has again reiterated that a national interim government at the center has got to be formed comprising of left forces, nationalists, progressives and people-oriented forces for the formation of a GANA-TANTRA-that is a republican state.
Talking to a vernacular weekly, Janadesh dated 10 July, Comrade Prachanda very surprisingly opines that the previous Maoists part thinking of having a national conference comprising of all the political forces of the country and thence forth forming a national government at the center has lost its meaning entirely.
"Given the new political situation unfolding after the tragic death of late King Birendra, the rationale behind convening a sort of all-part conference as suggested prior to the death of King Birendra has lost its meaning"'', said Prachanda in the interview with the said newspaper.
"'Since the fascists and the Jana-badis have come suddenly face to face, hence to repeat the old talks of convening of an all party conference would now be considered to support the Palace massacre and to give recognition to the killers"', adds Prachanda in the paper."
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