Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) Prachanda said that the seven parties had agreed in haste last year to end the people's movement, according to the website nepalnews.com Tuesday.

Addressing a party cadres' training program on the eve of the first Democracy Day in Kirtipur on Monday, Prachanda said the democratic republic could have been established last year itself had the seven parties decided to carry on with the agitation.

Prachanda mentioned that though the two major demands of the movement were establishment of democratic republic and holding of constituent assembly (CA) elections, leaders were ignoring these issues.

He added that left forces should now make republic a basis for their unity and urged his cadres to be ready for any eventuality while declaring the country republic.

Source: Xinhua