A grand peace rally was taken out here on Monday under the joint auspices of the national political parties of Gulmi district in the wake of escalating violence and looting in the country.The rally commenced from Lakuni Manch denouncing the murder and violence. Thousands of people from different walks of life took part in the rally. At the conclusion of the rally, Nepali Congress Gulmi district president Rudramani Sharma Bhandari called on all the political parties to unite and encounter the problem of terrorism faced by the country.RPP Gulmi district president Bharat Bahadur Chand, Rastriya Jana Morcha district president Jeevan Lama and CPN-UML district secretary Kamal Shrestha urged the CPN-Maoists to join the national mainstream of politics by laying down their arms.