Nepal palace massacre

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

>Yoshie Furuhashi asked:
>
>>  >
>>  >The right wing communists, the Communist Party of Nepal (United
>>  >Marxist-Leninist) - normally referred to as the UML or the "mailais" -
>>  >who form the official opposition in the parliament to the Nepali
>>  >Congressi government, announced yesterday that after a review of the
>>  >commission's work that they have "taken the report in a positive note."
>>  >But according to the quite reactionary South China Post, lots of Nepalis
>>  >are not going along with the official script.
>>  >
>>  >john mage
>>
>>  Is the widespread disbelief of the official "explanations" a chance
>>  for the Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) to expand their influence to
>>  urban areas?
>>
>
>I think you do not have to be an expert to see how the Nepal Communist Party
>(Maoist) is the only political force to oppose the offical version will
>benefit, while the whole establishment supports the government version.
>
>Mostly the base of the UML will be attracted by the CPN(Maoist), given the
>right-ward drift of the UML. Yesterday the UML formed an electoral alliance
>with the royalist RPP (instead of supporting the leftist National People's
>Front).
>
>See:
>http://www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/englishdaily/ktmpost/2001/jun/jun18/ind
>ex1.htm#1
>
>Johannes

Thanks for the link, Johannes.  How will India intervene in this development?

Yoshie