Kathmandu: Nepalese government has ruled out holding talks with Maoists unless they lay down arms and is considering re-imposing emergency to deal with the rebels.

There will not be any dialogue with Maoists without laying down of arms by them, Home Minister Khum Bahadur Khadka said.

He also said that there was a need to re-impose the Emergency Rule to defeat the terrorists.

However, the minister said that all major parties would be consulted prior to re- imposing Emergency.

Former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (Koirala) president Girija Prasad Koirala has claimed that the Maoists will come to negotiating table if all party consensus is reached on urging the rebels to immediately declare ceasefire and initiate dialogue.

The November 13 mid-term polls will have no meaning if the parties fail to convince the Maoists, Koirala said addressing a function on September 10.

Meanwhile, the country's Election Commission is gearing up for the forthcoming general election, in which 15 million people will exercise their voting rights.

The election will be held in 5 to 7 phases and special security arrangements have been made in 10,858 polling centres, according to sources in the Election Commission.

A total of 118 political parties have been registered for election. However, the Commission has not yet decided which faction of Nepali Congress will get the 'Tree' symbol during the election.

During the polls, voters identity cards will be applied only in 13 out of 205 constituencies, the EC said.

PTI