Naya Nepal Naya Blog

Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has critisized the previous Maoist led government of declaring only those of its activists killed during the insurgency as martyrs and ignoring the ordinary people who also lost their lives during the time.

In a meeting with the representatives of Maoists' Victims Association (MVA) at the PMO in Singhadurbar on Friday, PM Nepal informed that only because of his personal effort and constant lobbying by his party CPN-UML the commoners killed during the conflict period were declared martyrs by the government.

He also said that it is now the responsibility of the state to look after and help the Maoist victims lead a normal life.

At the meeting, the Maoist victims submitted a memorandum to the prime minister in which they complained that the Maoists haven't still returned the land and properties their seized during the conflict period despite their promises to do so.

On Thursday, the cabinet had decided 1626 people killed by the Maoist side during the conflict period as martyrs.