KATHMANDU, March 25 -- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Sunday warned Netra Birkam Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) to surrender its weapons or get prepared for more crackdowns.

During an address to the parliament, PM Oli said that the government has been waiting for the former rebel party to give up weapons within the given deadline which expires next week. Failing to do so, he said, would result in further crackdown.

"We have given an ultimatum to submit the weapons. The government knows how to take hold of the weapons if our calls are ignored,'' Oli told parliament.

Since the government outlawed the CPN on March 12 citing the party's involvement in criminal activities, security forces have been launching massive crackdowns on...