Maoist supremo Prachanda heading India on Friday

KATHMANDU: Chairman of the UCPN-Maoist, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, is visiting India tomorrow.

Dahal’s aide, Shiva Khakurel, said that a programme has been scheduled for him to leave for India at 4:15 pm on Saturday by an aircraft of Jet Airways.

Chairman Dahal will be accompanied by wife Sita Dahal, aide Shiva Khakurel and UCPN-Maoist leader, Krishna Bahadur Mahara.

Dahal will call on President of India, Pranab Mukharjee, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Foreign Minister Salman Khursid, opposition leader Sushma Sworaj, Chairperson of UPA (United Progressive Alliance) Sonia Gandhi and industrialists in course of his India visit.

Dahal will also visit the special economic zones and hydropower projects of India.