KATHMANDU, JUL 23 - Former Prime Minister and UCPN (Maoist) leader Baburam Bhattarai has taken a serious exception to the CPN-Maoist's statement regarding possible collaborationwith former royalists under the pretext of being nationalist.
He accused the former King Gyanendra Shah of hatchingconspiracy against the upcoming Constituent Assembly (CA) elections in the name of distributing relief to flood victims.
He was referring to the ongoing visit of deposed King Gyanendra Shah who is currently on a visit to far-western region to dole out relief to the victims of recent floods.
Talking to correspondents of major national dailies at his Sanepa-based residence on Tuesday, Bhattarai claimed to have received tip-off that the deposed king has mobilised his supporters to revive monarchy.
The former prime minister claimed that he would have sent the former King behind bars if he was still holding the PM's post.
"If I were still holding the executive post I would have sent Gyanendra to Jail. In what capacity is he doling out relief in this monsoon season?" Bhattarai questioned.
He went on to say that the CPN-Maoist leader Mohan Baidya's statement of collaborating with the former King would further put the nation under peril.
"Where will the nation head if people who claim themselves to be revolutionary start talking about possible collaboration with former King," Bhattarai argued.