Kathmandu, July 10 (ANI): The Nepal Government has initiated talks with underground-armed outfits having political demands but the dialogue process appears complicated with different factions claiming to be the authentic group.
Nepal's Peace and Reconstruction Ministry had recently sent letters to at least eight outfits asking them to come forward for talks.
Peace and Reconstruction Minister Bishwonath Sah said efforts to disarm the groups through peaceful means had stymied due to "factionalism" among these groups.
"As we sit for talks with a group, another faction of the same outfit demands talks, claiming it's the genuine one," Xinhua quoted Sah, as saying.
"This has hindered efforts to bring them into peaceful politics", he added.
The ministry recently experienced the same dilemma with separate factions approaching, when it was in talks with Kirat Workers Group of eastern hills.
Sah said the talks are heading in a "positive," direction, but clarified that the government would not talk to outfits involved in criminal activities.
"We are in talks with armed groups with genuine political demands, but there is no chance of holding talks with groups involved in heinous crime," he said.
The erstwhile Madhav Kumar Nepal- led government had identified about 109 underground outfits across the country. (ANI)
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