Why you are
against the system of Federalism?

K.C:
Federalism
affects negatively the Nepali nationality, territorial integrity and
sovereignty. Thus we are against possible division of the country into several
federal units.

Is there any
threat, you perceive, to the existence of Nepal if
federalism is adopted?

K.C:
It is not that
immediately after adopting federalism there will be a threat to the existence of
Nepal as a nation-state as such but
much ahead of the country being declared a federal state, the seeds to split the
county have already been sown. The country has already unfortunately seen
communal riots of the frightening order and in addition the Tarai and the Pahad
stand already divided.

The Madhesis
and the Pahadiyas have already begun fighting in the Tarai. Much prior to
accepting Federalism constitutionally, the country is already on the verge of a
vertical and horizontal split, just guess what impact it would bear when adopted
both in letter and spirit.

Do you think
that the country is already in the course of a split? 

K.C:
Yes, the
country is already in the stated course as questioned by you. And, this is not
something invisible but it is already there for all to see. Even naked eyes can
see it and observe this unfortunate trend.

What could be
done then to save the country?

K.C.
Unitary system
with autonomy to local administrative organs is the best solution and I stand to
it. Linguistic communities and ethnic communities must exercise their rights
freely but not by threatening the sovereignty and territorial of the
country.

Not only the
Maoists but the Nepali Congress must deviate from their demands for Federalism.
The country must not adopt this system of governance at
all.

What are your
programs ahead in this regard?

K.C:
Our programs
will be a peaceful one. We are organizing various programs. Our bounden duty is to make people
aware of the fallacies that lay in federalism. We will try our best to garner
people’s support.

The Ruling
Maoist party is in a mood to ban and issue orders against those who are against
the federal system of governance in the country?

K.C: They also say
that they will abide by the rule of law. No one can stop people from exercising
their rights, to speak, to write and to hold public meetings. On the one hand,
they say that they will abide by rule of law and on the other, threaten ban
order, this is in itself is self contradictory. This move is, let me say
frankly, based on totalitarian mindset. However, make it sure that Janmoracha
Nepal does not fear such threats. We will proceed come what
may.

You are being
alleged as Royalists by the Maoists?

K. C.
Those who
launched the people’s revolt with the very support from the King with the aim to
demolish democratic setup have no right to make such baseless claims and
allegations. Former royalists are to be found in the Maoist camp now, thus the
Maoist can not even forward the claim that they are communists in real sense of
the term as such. We do not take their irrelevant and whimsical comments
seriously. We are on the other hand taking the agenda for republican order for
long and we always favor national unity. This is our prime objective.  

Your party is
in the same position as you were a decade ago, they are now leading the
government? Aren’t you left behind?  

K.C.
The price paid
by the nation is too high. Some 14 thousand innocent and precious lives and 6
billion rupees plus worth infrastructure destroyed by the Maoists to lead the
government in Kathmandu. We did not want to do
that, honestly speaking. And we do not take this as their achievement either. We
do not want to achieve any thing at the cost of our nationalism with the
blessings from the imperialists and the expansionists that the Maoists are
presumed to have garnered in the process.