Nepal: Keep him busy

<h4> <em>Without a larger role in constitution writing, Prachanda could easily drift towards the extremist line of Mohan Baidya</em></h4><p>Despite his repeated attempts, Pushpa Kamal Dahal has failed to take leadership of the High Level Political Committee (HLPC). His party, the UCPN (Maoist), obstructed parliamentary proceedings for a week for ostensibly the same purpose. Ever since the November 19 election, Dahal had seemed keen to assume leadership of the HLPC in order to continue his hold on the political process. Towards this end, his party, the UCPN (Maoist) even obstructed parliamentary proceedings for a week. But no avail.</p><p><br><br><strong>Dahal and the Maoists</strong></p>
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