07-10-2008, 09:42 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"Kathmandu, July 9: The Nepal Maoists, who played a key role in abolishing the 240-year-old Hindu monarchy and turning the country into a secular state, have vowed to ensure special rights to the minority Muslim community in the Himalayan nation.
âIt is not enough to provide equal rights to the Muslims but they should be given special rights as compensation for having been suppressed,â CPN-Maoist Chairman Prachanda told a gathering of the Muslim
Prachanda, who is poised to lead the new government in Nepal, promised to form a âMuslim Commissionâ for the welfare of the minority community and develop historically important pilgrimage sites of the community as tourist destinations.
In the past, the Maoist cadres were known to slaughter cows in remote villages and even punish people for celebrating Hindu festivals like Dussera and Diwali."
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âIt is not enough to provide equal rights to the Muslims but they should be given special rights as compensation for having been suppressed,â CPN-Maoist Chairman Prachanda told a gathering of the Muslim
Prachanda, who is poised to lead the new government in Nepal, promised to form a âMuslim Commissionâ for the welfare of the minority community and develop historically important pilgrimage sites of the community as tourist destinations.
In the past, the Maoist cadres were known to slaughter cows in remote villages and even punish people for celebrating Hindu festivals like Dussera and Diwali."
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