Kathmandu, December 10:

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation and a member of the government talks team Pradeep Gyawali today said that the government was committed to take action against anyone found guilty by the Rayamajhi Commission.

Addressing a programme organised here by the Human Rights and Peace Society to mark the International Human Rights Day, he said: “The government will not spare anyone…be it king or a commoner.”

Hinting that the government was also working towards forming a “truth commission” in the near future, Gyawali assured: “The Rayamajhi Commission report, which has now become people’s property, will not meet the fate of the Mallik Commission Report (One formed after the 1990 movement).”

He said that the then government was responsible for the non-implementation of the Mallik Commission Report. “The thrust for power of the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML was the major weakness then. “Now that mistake this will not be repeated,” Gyawali assured, reiterating the government’s promise to take stern action against all who suppressed people during the Jana Andalon II.

Stating that monarchy ‘in any form’ is unacceptable to the people, Nepali Congress general secretary Ram Chandra Poudel warned that regressive forces would raise their heads if the Maoists continued violating the peace agreement.

Another member of the government talks team Ramesh Lekhak said the major challenge is to implement the agreements reached between the government and the Maoists.

Rights activist Krishna Pahadi also urged the government to take action against everybody found guilty by the Rayamajhi Commission.