Supporters and sympathisers of Kashinath Tiwari,youth leader of the World Hindu Federation,have called for an indefinite Birjung bandh,demanding immediate arrest of his murderers. Tiwari,who actively campaigned for Nepals Hindu nation status,was shot dead inside a temple complex in Birgunj by armed assailants on Saturday. Tiwaris supporters have demanded that the government identify and arrest his killers. They have demanded that he be declared a martyr as he sacrificed his life for a great cause, local journalist Pawan Tiwari told The Indian Express on Monday. A few days ago,the local media had reported that Tiwari,along with a few other politicians,had received death threats. The police arrested one Jalim Miyan,a local resident,from his house in Sreepur area on Sunday night. Miyan had recently joined the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists (UCPN-M) at a special function held at his home in which UCPN-M chairman Prachanda was also present. Birgunj,a town that borders Bihars Raxaul area,has turned into a centre of the World Hindu Federation,which has been campaigning for Nepal being restored its Hindu nation status. Get serious about constitution: Nepal President Rambaran Yadav has warned political parties that their indifference towards making the constitution will take away the legitimacy of the Constituent Assembly. Rambaran Yadav conveyed the message to Prime Minister Madhav Nepal at a meeting at the Presidents office on Monday. Please tell all political parties that the Constituent Assembly should not lose its relevance and legitimacy, the President told Madhav Nepal. The Presidents remarks come exactly a month after the deadline for delivery of the new constitution May 28. Nothing seems to have been done,a month has lapsed, he added. According to sources,the President was planning to summon the Prime Minister to share his concern and frustration over the indifference of the Constituent Assembly regarding the constitution. However,Madhav Nepal himself sought an appointment with Rambaran Yadav to have the House session summoned. Accordingly,the session is to begin July 5, said Rajendra Dahal,press advisor to the President. The UCPN-M has categorically stated that it will not allow the presidential address if Prime Minister Madhav Nepal does not step down immediately. I will quit as soon as thee is a consensus on my successor,but Maoists should not dream of heading the new government unless they transform their youth wing,the Young Communist League into a civilian outfit, Madhav Nepal has said.
