Kathmandu, March 6 -- After almost two years underground, while his Communist Party of Nepal adopted violent means for political ends, Netra Bikram Chand, the party's general secretary, made his first public appearance on Friday and expressed commitment to peaceful politics.

He, however, said that the Nepali people should be given a choice on the political path the country follows.

"What do Nepali people want? Is it their fate to always remain within the trap of comprador capitalism?" he said. "Once again Nepali people should get an opportunity to choose the fate of the country."

His party signed a three-point agreement with the government amidst a ceremony in Kathmandu, in which Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was present. As per the agr...