Minister for Home Affairs, Ram Bahadur Thapa,on October 16 hinted at acting tough on the underground Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand), reports Republica. The Home Minister said, “Some underground forces are launching extortion drives, bringing hurdles to economic development and working against the people’s rights to live with freedom by posing a challenge to the country’s constitution.”