Ilam, June 8 :

Minister of State for Forest and Land Conservation, Gopal Rai, today accused the Maoists of not abiding by the 25-point Ceasefire Code of Conduct.

Talking to mediapersons here today, Rai said the Maoists have continued extortion and not returned the captured houses and land to rightful owners.

He added that there should not be any doubt about the formation of a Constituent Assembly (CA) as the May 18 declaration of the Parliament has expressed commitment to holding the CA election.

“There is no need to introduce an interim constitution before the CA election.”