> 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."
It seems as if the UML has taken a volte face and now questions the official
probe:
>From nepalnews.com at:
http://www.nepalnews.com.np/archive/2001/june/arc232.htm#1
Left parties describe probe report incomplete and unclear
Kathmandu, June 19: The six leftist parties including main opposition CPN-UML have described the report of the high-level probe panel headed by Chief Justice Keshav Prasad Upadhayaya on the June 1 incident at the Narayanhity Royal Palace as " incomplete and unclear". A joint meeting of six leftist parties discussed the report of the high-level panel in Kathmandu Tuesday. They issued a joint statement after the meeting, which says that the report of high-level committee on Royal Palace incident was far from reality. The fact and reality of the mysterious Royal Palace incident would come to light in the future, the statement states.
However, six left parties have decided not to make the report a subject of their protest considering the conspiracy being hatched by internal and external reactionary forces against Nepal and the Nepali people, the statement says. Six left parties, who had been launching street protest against the government over Lauda Air deal, have decided to continue their protest until Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala resigns. The statement also criticised the government for brining about the new Security Regulation and described it as an anti-democratic act of the government. CPN-UML, Nepal Communist Party (Masal), Nepal Communist Party (Unity Centre), United People's Front, Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party, National People's Front are in the joint front against the government. The underground Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has already rejected the report of the probe panel on Royal Palace incident.