Prachanda’s three options for peace; uproot monarchy Maoist Prachanda yesterday presented a three-point agenda and nobody could reject it but yet an agreement couldn’t be reached, Sitaram Baral reports in Jana Aastha. The three proposals are: 1. Let’s all agree on a republican agenda prepared by eight parties to go for a constituent assembly. If seven parties are agreeable, we’ll separate arms and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) as demanded by you. We’re ready to ‘lock’ the ‘arms’ under United Nations monitoring. 2. If this isn’t agreeable to you, let’s announce dates for constituent assembly elections today. We will come to an agreement on other things for this. On the question of weapons management, we’ll ‘lock’ most of our weapons separating them from the PLA and for safekeeping in camps under UN supervision. Limited weapons of the state army can also can be kept under ‘lock’. Most of our weapons and come of the state army can be kept under ‘lock’. 3. If for some reason the second proposal is also unacceptable to you, continue with parliament; we’ve no objection to the government of seven parties’ you draft the interim constitution and announce elections for the assembly. But, make a provision for our unrestricted participation and create an environment. We will participate in constituent elections without our participation in government if such conditions are met. Our PLA, under this situation, will stay in a temporary camp under UN monitoring. After Prachanda presented the three proposals, leaders of seven parries exchanges glances and couldn’t point out shortcomings in Prachanda’s proposals. They couldn’t accept or reject the proposals; Prachanda said elections must be held within one year while presenting the proposals. "If you’re ready to work for the end of monarchy, accept this offer. We are ready to manage our army and weapons as you say and under the spirit of the letter written to the UN," Prachanda said alerting the leaders of seven parties. "But management of our weapons are army is not acceptable without meeting our condition. That’s why our condition is the uprooting of monarchy."