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Maoist CC to dwell on ins and outs of stormy issues
KATHMANDU, AUG 24 -
The Central Committee meeting of the UCPN (Maoist) will take hold its General Convention (GC) to sort out intra-party rifts, particularly ideological differences among leaders.
There is pressure on the party leadership to hold the GC after a hiatus of 18 years. A few days ago, the party’s Advisory Committee urged
the leadership to hold the GC as soon as possible.
Another item on the agenda of the CC meet is ideological differences between party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Vice Chairman Babu Ram Bhattarai. CC member Bam Dev Chhetri said the top agenda is fixing the future course of party as top leaders are at variance.
“There should be unity among leaders about the party’s future line and the CC will widely discuss this,” said Chhetri. Another issue linked to the party’s future course is identification of the ‘principal enemy’.
The CC meet will also take the party’s strategy on formation of a consensus government. According to another CC member the other aim of the CC meeting is to unite the party ideologically.
Chairman Dahal will present the political document at the meeting. However, party insiders say vice Chairman Bhattarai is likely to
present another document if Dahal fails to reflect his line.
As of now, two lines are rattling within the Maoist party about its future course. Failure to take the peace process and constitution writing to its logical end might lead to another insurgency. Vice Chairman Babu Ram Bhattarai is in favour of sticking to the ongoing peace process while Chairman Dahal and other hardliners are pressing for revolt.
The implementation of the code of conduct would be another heated issue at the CC meeting. The party a few months ago had issued a code of conduct to curtail the luxurious lifestyle of party leaders and cadres. The Maoists had formed a committee led by Party vice Chairman Mohan Baidya to prepare the report on the status of implementation of a code of conduct. The report will be presented in the CC meeting. There are complaints within the party that party leaders are living a luxurious life.
Scores to settle
• Identifying the future course of party
• Holding a General Convention
• Identifying the ‘Principal Enemy’
• Maintaining discipline in the party
• Implementing a Code of Conduct
• Settling Financial irregularities
• Intra-purification of the party
• Forming a united front
• Leaders living too luxurious a life
Posted on: 2010-08-25 08:11
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