(5 Nov 2009) SHOTLIST
1. Police behind barricades blocking Maoist protesters
2. Wide of protesters chanting anti-government slogans
3. Protesters chanting
4. Police standing behind barricade
5. SOUNDBITE (Nepali) No name given, Maoist lawmaker:
"We have continued our protests to block the district administration offices. We have protests in all the 75 districts of the country."
6. Wide of protesters
7. Various of protesters chanting
8. Police in riot gear looking on
9. Protesters chanting
10. Reverse shot of riot police with protesters standing in front
STORYLINE
Nepal's former rebels continued street protests across the Himalayan nation on Thursday in their bid to pressure the president to give a public apology and disband the present coalition government.
In the capital Katmandu, hundreds of police remained on guard at the district chief's office where supporters of the Communist Party of Nepal, commonly called Maoists, have gathered.
The protesters chanted slogans against President Ram Baran Yadav, who they accuse of acting unconstitutionally when he rejected the decision by the previous Maoist-led government to fire the army chief.
The President's rejection had prompted Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal to resign as prime minister in May and pull out of the coalition government.
Since then, Maoists have been seeking the president take back his action and make a public apology for what they call an unconstitutional move.
Nepal's government has stepped up security and thousands of policemen in riot gear have been mobilised to guard the district administration offices.
There were no reports of violence on Thursday and the demonstrations were peaceful, the home ministry said.
The Maoists emerged from elections last year with the most seats and formed a coalition government.
But things turned sour when Dahal attempted to fire the army chief and was overruled by Yadav, a member of the rival Nepali Congress party.
The Maoists accused the army chief of opposing the integration of thousands of former rebel fighters into the national army, a key component of the peace deal under which the Maoists laid down their arms three years ago.
The communist fighters are still confined in United Nations-monitored camps.
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