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Largest party to bury differences in backyard
- CC may chart out future course
There are widespread complains inside that the party is becoming reformist like the CPN-UML and the party’s charm among people is diminishing because we are engaged in dirty game in the parliament like the Nepali Congress, the UML
KATHMANDU, AUG 09 -
The UCPN (Maoist) has called its Central Committee (CC) meeting to dig out the intra-party rift and chart out its future course.
Maoist leaders say the CC meeting beginning from Wednesday is likely to arrive at conclusion on talking the “new line”. However, the meaning of the “new line” mean is yet to come to light. Leaders say the party will continue its struggle for national independence and peace.
“There are widespread complains inside that the party is becoming reformist like the CPN-UML and the party’s charm among people is diminishing because we are engaged in the dirty game in the parliament like the Nepali Congress, the UML and other parties do,” said a Maoist leader on condition of anonymity.
Maoist Secretary CP Gajurel said the previous decisions will be reviewed and re-evaluated to bring out a fresh decision about a new working plan. However, the Maoist party taking the final decision to this end is unlikely before the fifth round of prime ministerial election scheduled for Aug. 18.
The CC is expected to decide whether to continue efforts for the formation of a consensus government or stay in the opposition.
“Since we have vowed to struggle from the streets, the parliament and the government, now we have realised that this strategy needs revision,” said Gajurel at a function in the Captial on Wednesday. “We would go for the next phase of struggle.”
As of now two lines are seen inside the Maoists party about its future course. First, continuation of the ongoing path of peace and constitution and second back to another insurgency. Vice Chairman Babu Ram Bhattarai is in favour of sticking to the ongoing peace process, while Chairman Dahal and other some hardliners are voicing for another insurgency or a revolt.
The second position is growing stronger of late as the party failed to form a government, a front struggle, despite repeated attempts since one and half years. “It is almost sure that the party would not be able to promulgate a new constitution as envisaged due to foreign intervention. If we continue the current path, the party would be reformist, not revolutionary,” said a Maoist Politburo member, preferring not to be named. However, the Bhattarai faction has reasoned that the party should only struggle to write the constitution and institutionalise previous achievements.
Another Vice Chairman Mohan Baidya, who is known to be hardliner inside the party, has been soft in the recent days. “Before his China visit, Baidya was in favour of an immediate revolt, but Chinese leaders advised him not to go for a revolt, but a peaceful path,” said a Politburo member.
Bhattarai, speaking at another programme here on Monday, said an ideological debate surfacing in his party is a normal issue. The Maoist, he said, is fighting for attaining new rights by drafting a people’s constitution and protecting the achievements gained through the people’s war and Madhesh agitations.
Maoist leaders maintain that the issue of national independence is another prominent agenda after “foreign forces created hurdles in forming a new government”.
“If we fail to stop foreign interference, we will not be able to promulgate the constitution. So, our focus should be on national independence,” said Gajurel. The Maoists have the official position that constitution-drafting and army integration should go simultaneously. However, Congress, UML and some other parties want to complete integration before drafting the new statute.
Posted on: 2010-08-10 08:54
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