Kathmandu, July 3 :

UML general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal today said there would be no problem in dissolving the House of Representatives and accommodating the Maoists in an interim government once the issue of the rebels’ arms management is settled amicably.

“The issues of Maoists’ arms management and the observance of the code of conduct can create complications in moving forward. Those issues have created confusion and suspicion within the constituencies of the seven-party alliance and the international community,” Nepal said while addressing a meeting of the Bagmati Zonal-level cadres.

He also said that the alliance and the rebels need to pay due attention to what the international community has to say, as it also wants to see a peaceful election to a constituent assembly. Nepal further said that the international community is worried about the management of the Maoists’ arms.

Citing instances of the Maoists violating the ceasefire code of conduct in the mid and far-western regions, Nepal said that people in the two regions complained that they had to seek permission from the Maoists while leaving and entering their own villages. He added that some people had been sent to Maoist labour camps following orders of the ‘People’s Court.’

He said he held an extensive meeting with Maoist leaders Prachanda and Dr Baburam Bhattarai yesterday and asked them to abide by the code of conduct and prove in action that they are sincere to the peace process. He said he also asked the Maoists to return property of civilians they had seized, come up with a concrete proposal for arms management and maintain good relations with the alliance.

Nepal lamented at the lack of regular contact and discussion among the alliance partners. Deputy PM and Foreign Minister KP Oli is trying to meet Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala for the past five days, but to no avail, he said.

“We are also trying to meet the prime minister, but we have failed to get an appointment,” Nepal said, adding that the alliance had principally agreed to form a task force to sort out differences among the partners, but it did not materialise as they failed to hold a meeting. He also lamented that UML ministers have not been given free hand to run their ministries and many appointments are pending as the Cabinet had failed to hold its meeting.