Then rebels had kidnapped and murdered advocate Aran’s father Tilakraj. Similarly, advocate Budhathoki’s father was displaced.
During a program held on January 15, 2020, Dahal had said that out of 17, 000 people killed in the Maoist insurgency, 5,000 were killed by the Maoist and he would take the responsibility for it. Issuing a statement on Sunday, Maoist Center General Secretary Dev Gurung said that the CPN (Maoist Center) would strongly condemn the activities carried out against Nepal's Constitution, people's war, 62/63 people's movement and progressive achievements. He said that the writ petitions were filed in contrary to the principle of judicial review and freedom of thought and expression guaranteed by the Constitution of Nepal. Saying that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) were formed under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to look into the incidents that occurred during a decade-long Maoist insurgency, Gurung said, “As Commissions have been working for a long time to complete the judicial proceedings, we would like to remind that no action can be taken or take decision in this regard which would adversely affect the issues within the jurisdiction.” Gurung appealed to the political parties in favor of the peace agreement, general people in favor of peace and international communities to unite saying that activities against the transitional justice law would create serious challenges to the established peace process in the country. The petitioners demanded that court take necessary legal action against Prime Minister Dahal for killing 5, 000 people he owned up.
