Maoists' agitation aimed at 'capturing power': Prachanda

Kathmandu, Aug 21 (PTI) Claiming that efforts are underway to isolate
his party in the name of democracy, Maoist chief Prachanda has said the
former rebels' ongoing anti-government agitation is aimed at "capturing
power" and establishing a people's republic in Nepal.

Maoists had recently launched an agitation against President Ram Baran
Yadav's move in May to reinstate army chief Rukmangad Katwal, who was
sacked by the then Prachanda Cabinet.

"We are not backtracking from our aim which was set while launching the
decade-long 'people's war'," the Maoist supremo told his cadres during a
training programme in Dharan in eastern Nepal.

"As our ultimate aim is to establish 'people's republic' and capture
power, we have been focusing our efforts on intensifying the 'People's
Revolution', " he was quoted as saying by 'Rajdhani' daily.