His announcement at a press conference at Daman in Hetauda district in Western Nepal coincided with the visit of Indian foreign secretary, Shiv Shankar Menon, to Kathmandu.  And a ban on Indian Maoists, who have carved out a red corridor from India-Nepal border to Tamilnadu in the south through some eight states.  

Menon, has however, made it clear that there is no nexus between the Maoists in India and Nepal.  His visit focused primarily on Nepal’s transition to democracy. During his discussions with President Ram Baran Yadav, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala, the Indian official assured Delhi’s help where needed, though he made it repeatedly clear that transition to multiparty democracy and peace process are issues to be settled by Nepalese people and their representatives.

Prachanda’s ire is targeted at his successor, Madhav Nepal. He dubbed the new government as a ‘scarecrow’ and added that the government would all but make Nepali people slave. ‘It is worthless to expect from a government that has been formed by foreign lords’.

The Maoist leader was short on specifics of his peoples’ movement. Even on its timing. ‘It will be launched soon’, he told a questioner. ‘The new revolution would bring an end to the anti-nationalist, opportunist and reactionary forces by brining together nationalist forces to establish civilian supremacy in the country and to sweep aside ‘reactionaries, opportunists and traitors’.  

Prachanda however ruled a return of the Maoists to their old guerilla war fare
He went to charge the UML government of raping democracy and the interim constitution.

Maoists had carried out a decade-long armed struggle since 1990 which in its second phase turned into a democratic movement and brought an end to the 250-year-old Monarchy in the country.

The Maoist Chairman said efforts are rife to render Constituent Assembly (CA) helpless and alleged that the UML-led government is conspiring to dismiss the CA.

His next move would hinges on how Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal addressed issues that are dear to the Maoists, namely the future of the army chief.  The Prime Minister, busy as he is with host of issues that includes allocation of portfolios to all his ministers, has not come to grips with the army chief issue. He has only revoked the Maoist order sacking Gen Rookmangud Katawal.

The Maoists are daring Nepal to speak on the General issue in Constituent Assembly, which is also acting as interim Parliament. He has not yet fallen for the bait though it has resulted in a dead-lock in the House.  Talks between the Maoists, Nepali Congress and CPN (UML) on Monday failed to break the ice. Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and senior Maoist leaders Dr Baburam Bhattarai, Mohan Baidya and Narayan Kaji Shrestha, UML chairman Jhala Nath Khanal and leader Bhim Rawal and NC’s Ram Chandra Poudel, Bimalendra Nidhi and Minendra Rijal were present at the meeting of the big three, the first since the Maoist exit from the government. The stalemate may affect the budget session which is to open soon in another three weeks.