Crocodile tear! DB Prachanda expresses sorrow over attack on hotelier, promises to punish guilty http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=104120 Kantipur Report KATHMANDU, March 19 - Maoist Chairman Prachanda said Monday that his party would take action against those responsible for Sunday's attack on a business entrepreneur at Durbar Marg in the capital. Talking to Kantipur Television over the phone, Prachanda, who is currently in Dhangadi, said that his party expresses "sorrow" over the incident and would carry out an investigation. "We express our sorrow over the incident because this incident has happened at a time when the nation is moving ahead on the process of forming a new interim government," said Prachanda. On Sunday, Maoist cadres had forcefully seized Harilal Shrestha, the owner of Hotel Woodlands at Durbar Marg, Kathmandu and beaten him up severely when Shrestha refused to pay Rs 10 million. Prachanda informed that he had already directed other members of his party to carry out the investigation into the incident. "I have urged the other members of our party in the capital to immediately take action against those who are responsible for the incident, as this incident is against the party's policy," he said. He also cautioned his party cadres not to repeat such incidents against the business community in the future. "It's not true that all of our cadres are engaged in intimidation and abduction. Ninety nine percent of our cadres are involved in the peace process. However, we have been taking action against some individuals (Maoist cadres) who are responsible for some incidents," he said, adding, "For this particular incident, we have taken it seriously." The business community Sunday declared an indefinite closure of all industries, factories, import-export, education institutions, transport, and business protesting against the Maoist attacks on entrepreneurs. The community said it was forced to call the strike after the government "did not pay enough attention to the incident."