I personally do not subscribe to Maoist ideology and have been cynical about their position. But the matter of fact is that they are the legitimate government of Nepal. I would have praised US embassy's decision to deny them visa for not meeting specific criteria. As a citizen of Nepal, I am disappointed and think that it is absurd and degrading to call sitting minister for interview in-person. I, for one, find it humiliating to call our minister (it's a position not a person) to an interview and deny visa for that apparent reason.If  I were asked, I would have provided thousands of reasons for denying visa to Maoists :)