In Nepal, human rights activists and families, whose members went missing during the ten-year long Maoist insurgency period expressed their anguish over the government's failure to make public their whereabouts even nearly four years after signing of the comprehensive peace agreement.<br/><br/>Addressing a function organized by the 'Association of Families of Fighters Disappeared' in Kathmandu yesterday, Unified CPN(Maoist) Chairman Prachanda claimed that he had brought an ordinance when he was Prime Minister to form a commission on disappearance, but could not make headway due to lack of cooperation from the Nepali Congress and CPN(UML). <br/><br/>Nepali Congress Vice President Ram Chandra Poudyal, said the work on investigating the missing people could not gain momentum due to political consensus on the issue. CPN (UML) leader Ishwor Pokhrel said the failure to implement the past agreements led to the current stalemate.<br/> <br/>Human rights activists and affected families have demanded punitive active against those who were found responsible for causing the disappearance.