KATHMANDU, AUG 28 -
UCPN (Maoist) Vice-Chairman Babu Ram Bhattarai’s ‘political line’ has sidelined into the margins as most of the leaders who expressed their views in the ongoing Central Committee (CC) meeting on Saturday stressed on a ‘people’s revolt.’

“All leaders emphasised on people’s revolt following an intensive homework,” said a Maoist source. Bhattarai has been arguing in favour of continuing the current democratic engagement to ensure peace and constitution.

Party Secretary CP Gajurel supported Baidya’s political line that the party should adopt a strategy of a people’s revolution to ensure peace and ‘Janabadi Constitution.’

He said the party’s major fight is with India as, according to him, Indian interference has increased. Another secretary Post Bahadur Bogati supported Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s line that the party should go for a revolt.

Standing committee members Barsa Man Pun, Dev Gurung, Giriraj Mani Pokhrel and Haribol Gajurel supported Dahal’s line, while Standing Committee member Netra Bikram Chand supported Baidya and Top Bahadur Rayamajhi supported Bhattarai.

Almost all the leaders said that Dahal and Baidya’s documents were similar as both stressed on a revolt sooner and later. However, Dahal and Baidya are divided on the timing and process of the proposed revolt. “There are increasing voices within the party on starting preparations for the revolt as domestic and foreign forces are hatching conspiracies to isolate the Maoists,” said an SC member on condition of anonymity.

Maoist leaders also criticised Bhattarai for what they called a “soft corner for India.” “The line taken by Bhattarai is wrong,”  said Politburo member Hari Bhatka Kandel.

“CC members said the major challenge at present is to keep the party united and to foil plots to split the party,” CC member Narayan Dahal said. Some members went on to claim that the separate documents meet were part of the plot to split the party.

Posted on: 2010-08-29 08:26

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