KATHMANDU: CK Raut, who joined the mainstream politics by abandoning his secessionist movement on Friday, said Nepalis — being the children of Gautam Buddha — peace and non-violence have been in their bloods.
He labeled the 11-point signing ceremony with the government as a “win-win” situation for all. “The government and the people are the winners now,” he told a crowd at the Rastriya Sabhagriha amid applauds.
Raut, in his speech, remembered Gautam Buddha’s and Gandhi’s principles of non-violence saying, “I went to the jail more than two dozen times, my leg got fractured in police action, and I was tortured but I never retaliated,” he said while expressing his commitment to non-violent politics.
He also reminisced the situation when he and his cadres gave away flowers to the police, who baton-charged them in the course of the agitation. “I should not forget the fact that the police never fired a single round of bullet in our demonstration. I thank the police and the government for this,” Raut said.
He emphasized on ending all social anomalies prevailing in various parts of the country while cautioning all sections of the society to refrain from doing politics of violence and hatred. “It is high time that all Nepalis lived in harmony irrespective of their caste and ethnicity,” he said adding, “Let’s not give space to those elements who try to take advantage of the communal politics.”
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