A senior Maoist leader has threatened of capturing the state power if the national unity government under his party’s leadership is not formed.

Kantipur Report KATHMANDU, Aug 22 - A senior Maoist leader has threatened of capturing the state power if the national unity government under his party’s leadership is not formed. Chief Whip of the Unified CPN (Maoist) Post Bahadur Bogati on Saturday said that the Maoists take over the state power through “third people people's movement” if a national unity government under Maoist leadership is thwarted. He was speaking at a programme in the capital.

Saying other parties earlier spread the rumour about his party preparing to capture the state, Bogati stated the 'state capture', however, could happen now. He accused other parties of conspiring to ostracise the Maoists. He went on to claim that there is no alternative to the Maoist-led unity government for the logical conclusion of peace process. The Maoist chief whip clarified that the struggle programme his party has launched aims at the logical conclusion of peace process, timely statute drafting and institutionlisation of federal democratic republic, rather than getting to the government.