Nepal leaders seek India's support in fight for democracy Seeking India's moral support in their struggle to restore democracy in Nepal, some of its political leaders today demanded elections for a constituent assembly in the Himalayan Kingdom and holding of talks to resolve the Maoist menace. However, they were divided on abolition of monarchy in Nepal. Urging India to halt military aid to Nepal, they said the Maoist insurgency problem could be tackled through dialogue. "India should stop giving military aid to Nepal as it would only help the King consolidate his hold on the Himalayan Kingdom," Nepali Congress leader Sujata Koirala said at a seminar 'Crisis in Nepal' in New Delhi. Observing that the reasons behind the Maoist resurgence were political, economic and social, Nepal Sadbhavna Party (A) leader Rajendra Mahto said the insurgency problem could be solved only through talks and not military action. Mahto's colleague Hridayesh Tripathi said "the King did not want to get rid of the Maoist problem but wants to keep it going to get foreign aid." Claiming that King Gyanendra was "inspired" by Pakistan President Gen Pervez Musharraf, he said "the monarch may spring up a new constitution for the Himalayan Kingdom under the garb of development." Dictatorship in Nepal would be "bad" for India, said Sujata, the daughter of former Premier Girija Prasad Koirala, who fled her country earlier this week. "We want an elected constituent assembly which should have the powers to decide the future of Nepal," she said adding abolition of monarchy should be the goal of any political movement.