Hundreds of youths holding red flags and batons came out on the streets of Kathmandu on Tuesday.
They rallied protesters from different areas to throng the Exhibition Road of Kathmandu.
They were all wearing red caps, which had 'YCL' printed on them. The YCL stands for Young Communist League, the most notorious youth organisation of the UCPN (Maoist).
This is the first time the UCPN (M) has organised a rally of the YCL in the last few years. The YCL was dormant after it faced criticism for its violent activities.
The YCL rally took place just four days before what the UCPN (Maoist) says would be their biggest show of strength.
On 28 February, the UCPN (Maoist)-led alliance of opposition parties is organising a mass rally in Kathmandu to put pressure on the NC and the UML to write a new constitution through a consensus. The UCPN (M) has firmly instructed all their cadres to participate in the rally.
Addressing the YCL cadres, the UCPN (M) leader Janardan Sharma said: "Carrying batons is not our choice but compulsion. We felt the need to carry batons to write the new constitution as per the spirit of our past political movements."
Sharma, who is also in-charge of mobilising volunteers, said the YCL will remain active unless the new constitution is written.
The ruling NC- UML and the opposition UCPN (Maosit)-Madhesi have not held talks after the Constituent Assembly (CA) initiated a vote on the contents of the new constitution.
Earlier, the opposition wanted the ruling coalition to halt the voting process for talks to resume. However, even after the CA Chair Subhas Nembang halted the voting process, talks have not resumed.
Both sides are now waiting for the 28 February rally. By bringing hundreds of thousands of people to Kathmandu on that day, the UCPN (Maoist) wants to prove that they have people's support. On the other hand, a poor turnout will force the opposition to compromise on their stance.