Bhattarai will step down in the event of consensus
Three weeks after the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly, an event
that has soured relations among parties, top leaders of major political
parties have begun parleys to seek a way out of the current political
deadlock.
On Saturday, UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal met Nepali
Congress President Sushil Koirala and senior CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar
Nepal. Dahal urged the leaders to initiate fresh dialogue among parties
to chart a future political course. Dahal told the top leaders of
opposition parties that Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai can step down
if there is consensus among parties on other pressing issues.
The 27 parties have announced to oust Bhattarai through street agitation. “The country cannot move forward without consensus among parties so PM’s resignation is not a big issue,” Dahal’s aide Sameer Dahal quoted the Maoist chief as telling NC President Koirala. On Friday, Dahal appealed to the major parties to come to terms of consensus and brace up for new CA elections.
Koirala responded that only the immediate resignation of the PM will pave the way for consensus among parties. He vowed to come up with a concrete idea after discussing the matter in his party. Mistrust is growing among parties after the government declared new CA elections without consulting with opposition parties.
In his meeting with UML leader Nepal, Dahal said that his party was ready to discuss all the possible ways of forging political consensus. After the CA vacuum, constitutional complexities such as the procedure to form a government, amendment to the Interim Constitution and budget preparation within mid-July have arisen. In the meeting, Dahal said the difficulties could be removed only through consensus. The opposition parties have urged the government not to bring the budget as an ordinance.
Team Baidya’s planning
The hard-line faction of the UCPN (Maoist), which is all set to form a “revolutionary” party, has in its plan formation of a new army, parallel government at the local level and united front to “accomplish a people’s revolution” as a long-term strategy. The faction aims to capture the state through a revolt in the long-run.
The leaders, however, said the new party would not immediately go for armed struggle in view of the existing geo-political situation and international perception of insurgency. They said that the new party would resemble the Maoist party before the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2006.
The faction has not decided whether to register the new party after the national convention though deliberations have begun on its name. Some leaders have argued that registering the party at the Election Commission would be a reformist agenda. So the faction is unlikely to formally register the party at the EC.
According to a top hard-line leader, the name of the new party will be “Revolutionary Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist” or Nepal Communist Party Maoist-Revolutionary. “Our ultimate goal is to establish a People’s Republic forming army and parallel government and people’s judiciary at the local level,” said leader Bharat Bam.
“The gathering in principle will prepare a concept of forming army but it does not mean that we will set up barracks immediately.”
The faction is also preparing to take to the streets demanding annulment of various treaties and agreements signed with India. “We will strongly raise the issue of Indian interference in Nepal,” said a leader
The 27 parties have announced to oust Bhattarai through street agitation. “The country cannot move forward without consensus among parties so PM’s resignation is not a big issue,” Dahal’s aide Sameer Dahal quoted the Maoist chief as telling NC President Koirala. On Friday, Dahal appealed to the major parties to come to terms of consensus and brace up for new CA elections.
Koirala responded that only the immediate resignation of the PM will pave the way for consensus among parties. He vowed to come up with a concrete idea after discussing the matter in his party. Mistrust is growing among parties after the government declared new CA elections without consulting with opposition parties.
In his meeting with UML leader Nepal, Dahal said that his party was ready to discuss all the possible ways of forging political consensus. After the CA vacuum, constitutional complexities such as the procedure to form a government, amendment to the Interim Constitution and budget preparation within mid-July have arisen. In the meeting, Dahal said the difficulties could be removed only through consensus. The opposition parties have urged the government not to bring the budget as an ordinance.
Team Baidya’s planning
The hard-line faction of the UCPN (Maoist), which is all set to form a “revolutionary” party, has in its plan formation of a new army, parallel government at the local level and united front to “accomplish a people’s revolution” as a long-term strategy. The faction aims to capture the state through a revolt in the long-run.
The leaders, however, said the new party would not immediately go for armed struggle in view of the existing geo-political situation and international perception of insurgency. They said that the new party would resemble the Maoist party before the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2006.
The faction has not decided whether to register the new party after the national convention though deliberations have begun on its name. Some leaders have argued that registering the party at the Election Commission would be a reformist agenda. So the faction is unlikely to formally register the party at the EC.
According to a top hard-line leader, the name of the new party will be “Revolutionary Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist” or Nepal Communist Party Maoist-Revolutionary. “Our ultimate goal is to establish a People’s Republic forming army and parallel government and people’s judiciary at the local level,” said leader Bharat Bam.
“The gathering in principle will prepare a concept of forming army but it does not mean that we will set up barracks immediately.”
The faction is also preparing to take to the streets demanding annulment of various treaties and agreements signed with India. “We will strongly raise the issue of Indian interference in Nepal,” said a leader
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