It is only customary to believe that Sher Bahadur must have conveyed New Delhi’s message to Baidya but the reality has been that meeting India’s RAW agents directly has never been a big deal for Nepal’s top communist leaders. This is what Mohan Baidya’s party general secretary Netra Bikam declared publicly the other day.

The United Marxist Leninist vice chairman Bam Dev Gautam is totally confident that election will take place as per the schedule no matter who threatens to foil it or whatsoever happens. “Those who have stood against the election must prepare themselves to fight with the people. Even Baadshah (King) had to bow down to the might of the people,” said Bam Dev while addressing an interaction program in Kathmandu, June 18, 2013.

A local Tantrik Baba Rakesh Kumar Karn upon meeting the former king even declared that soon Gyanendra Shah will be re-crowned King of Nepal. The local administration had heavily deployed security personnel and the highway connecting Chandranighapur to Gaur was closed for the movement of public vehicle for almost an hour.

Nepal’s erstwhile Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Ms. Sujata Koirala has met with the Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra in Bangkok, Monday June 17, 2013. Ms. Shinawatra is the first female Prime Minister of Thailand. Reports have it that Sujata during the meeting extended invitation to the Thai Prime Minister to visit Nepal.

Rajendra Mahato had earlier claimed that Pushpa Kamal’s love with the Madhesi population was a one sided love affair. So sad! “I will contest the election from Madhesh because I am in love with Madhesh,” he said while addressing a program in Paraspur of Banke district, June 17, 2013. Paraspur is close to the Indian border.

When asked if his visit was strictly religious replied Shah, “It was religious as of now. It was not political however, after meeting you (the media) it has also become political,” and he added, “You are more aware of the plight of the common men, you can convey the message.” When further grilled by the media men if the election will take place he replied, “Those who are involved in holding the election you can ask them. I have no idea if the election will take place or not.”

These questions will be asked by the organizers when the now sidelined King will have been seated at the podium, Wednesday June 19, 2013, wherein former King is all set to make a brief speech in front of a massive gathering converged at the Tirhutia tree. Says Mahant Ram Tapeshwar Das that with the demise of the Constituent Assembly body, the notion of the republican order, of the republican President and also of the secularism all have come to an end.

After forming Youth squads in each and every ward of the municipalities and in all the VDCs of the district of Dang, the Nepal Communist Party-Maoist is providing training to the youths to capture booths during the constituent assembly election. Great education. The training also comprises of a course on baton charging, claim reports.