KAPILVASTU: The decade-long Maoist insurgency in the country came to an end with the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. However, various wounds of the war-hit are yet to heal.

So is the trauma of the

kin of those who were disappeared during the insurgency. Kavilbastu district was not an exception as

the whereabouts of 29 persons, who disappeared during the conflict, are still unknown.

Lately, the ICRC made public a list of 29 disappearances from the district. However, Advocacy Forum, a local human rights organisation, claimed that 42 persons disappeared from the district during the insurgency.

The family members of the disappeared lament that the government had not shown any interest in healing their wounds .They complained that they had to go through a never-ending mental stress as they had no information about their loved ones.

Nisha Darji Musalman, the spouse of a disappeared man, in Chanai VDC-1 said that she cast her vote in the CA election hoping that her husband would be found. “I am still hoping that my husband is alive as his death is not confirmed,” she said.

Ram Ujagar Choudhari of Dhankouli-2, Malawa, said his brother who disappeared six years ago is yet to be traced. The Maoists had murdered his father and were behind the disappearance of his brother, he added. Brijalal Chouhan of Khuruhuriya-7 said that his tears had dried crying for his son for the last four years. “My son was kidnapped by the security forces,” he added.

Nevertheless, the 25-point code of conduct agreed during the first round of dialogue between the government and the Maoists mentions a clause to immediately make public the whereabouts of the disappeared. But the implementation remained far from reality.

Ram Janam Choudhari, a displaced, lamented that the Maoists even after joining the government showed little interest in healing their wounds. Dr Pradip Poudel, an activist, said despite the constitutional guarantee, none had received any relief from the government or the ex-rebels.