Students, especially college students were puppets of all those corrupt netas . Used and abused to the full extent in hadtaal, toad fode, julus, etc. to forward their (netas') personal agenda.
By maoists ? No need to decribe their use of children.Everyone knows that too well.

Now this gyane is using school children in political rally. Look at the the nepalnews pictures today.

- http://www.nepalnews.com.np/today/frontpic/2005/feb/photo1.htm

I still remember those pachayat days all too well when we had to go from school in those marching rallys on poush 14, fagun 7, etc. whether you
want it or not. Whether you are feeling well or not. The Baal diwas was a baal torture day. Kids standing under the intense Bhadra sun in the Dasharath rangashala pass out one by one waiting for the dear old children loving queen mother who is always couple of hours late. Back to the glorious days of panchayat.

....... jindabad !