Madhes protest, blockade would be ended soon; UCPN leader Mahara

UCPN (Maoist) General Secretary Krishna Bahadur Mahara on Thursday said that ongoing Madhes protest and Indian border blockade would end soon as the process to address demands of Madhesi people has begun through the amendment to the new constitution.

Speaking at a programme organised by Rolpa chapter of Revolutionary Journalists’ Association in Liwang, Rolpa, Mahara claimed that the agitating Madhes-based political parties have accepted the constitutional amendments, if not openly recognising it. About him being summoned by the Commission of the Investigation of Abuse of Authority, he clarified that the CIAA has pointed out the need to investigate the expenditures of money he received from the government in relation to the management of former Maoist combatants. He however said that the accounts relating to it were already audited