This was basically a ploy to sell to the international community that he is interested in democracy, which he is not. The world community now knows he has no support.

It's clear that the king does not have support.

No matter what the royal government does, we will stick to our plans for a peaceful demonstration, and we strongly believe that it will be non-violent.

They want to enter mainstream politics. They are saying there has been enough bloodshed.

What the Maoists too should understand is that as long as they resort to violence they will play into the hands of the regime.

I have been handed over a detention order saying I am being detained for 90 days under the Public Security Act.

We will defy the ban. What the government has done is wrong.

This has to be tripartite.

Now it is clear he will not be able to bring peace back to the country. People are willing to die for this. Anger is there, it is growing.