Prachanda proposes launching "People's Revolt"
Concluding that the elections for the Constituent Assembly (CA) is impossible without announcing republic and adopting proportional representation based election system, Maoist chairman Prachanda has proposed to launch "people's revolt" as an alternative.
According to Kantipur daily, Prachanda made this proposal at the central committee meeting of the Maoists, which has started from Tuesday in Kathmandu .
In his political resolution, Prachanda has stated that "people's revolt" has become possible due to conclusions that the party reached in the aftermath of decade-long "people's war", 19-day-long people's movement, and one year of legitimate struggle by his party.
According to Kantipur daily, Prachanda made this proposal at the central committee meeting of the Maoists, which has started from Tuesday in Kathmandu .
In his political resolution, Prachanda has stated that "people's revolt" has become possible due to conclusions that the party reached in the aftermath of decade-long "people's war", 19-day-long people's movement, and one year of legitimate struggle by his party.
"The report states that CA election is impossible without announcing republic and without adopting PR electoral system. (In the absence of the election) it says the "people's revolt" has no alternative," a central member of the Maoist revealed.
Discussing Prachanda's proposal, some central members are said to have wondered how a revolt can be launched when the party is in the government. They said party leadership should be ready to sacrifice and immediately walk out of the government to announce programmes of struggle.
On the eve of the central committee meeting, there were differences among the central leaders on whether to launch such revolt before or after the CA elections. They, however, were united in their conclusion that the revolt is necessary.
Maoists have been claiming that their revolt will be of peaceful nature. "We abandoned the decade-long people's war feeling that we can achieve republic also through peaceful means. We signed in the peace agreement. But now, India and the parties have betrayed us. Having reached to this conclusion, there are preparations for revolt," another central member told Kantipur.
The Maoists have also calculated that more the transition phase prolongs, lesser role they will get to play. They have also concluded that the Congress is pushing them the most. A source added that there is a section within the party, which believes that the party should not immediately walk out of the government and announce the revolt as there will be complications in the management of combatants during the two months of monsoon period and people, too, won't come to streets then.
The central committee meeting is discussing to finalise the party's future direction to be submitted at the plenum (expanded meeting). The plenum will begin immediately after the central committee meeting ends.
Discussing Prachanda's proposal, some central members are said to have wondered how a revolt can be launched when the party is in the government. They said party leadership should be ready to sacrifice and immediately walk out of the government to announce programmes of struggle.
On the eve of the central committee meeting, there were differences among the central leaders on whether to launch such revolt before or after the CA elections. They, however, were united in their conclusion that the revolt is necessary.
Maoists have been claiming that their revolt will be of peaceful nature. "We abandoned the decade-long people's war feeling that we can achieve republic also through peaceful means. We signed in the peace agreement. But now, India and the parties have betrayed us. Having reached to this conclusion, there are preparations for revolt," another central member told Kantipur.
The Maoists have also calculated that more the transition phase prolongs, lesser role they will get to play. They have also concluded that the Congress is pushing them the most. A source added that there is a section within the party, which believes that the party should not immediately walk out of the government and announce the revolt as there will be complications in the management of combatants during the two months of monsoon period and people, too, won't come to streets then.
The central committee meeting is discussing to finalise the party's future direction to be submitted at the plenum (expanded meeting). The plenum will begin immediately after the central committee meeting ends.
Source: The Nepal News, August 1, 2007
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