Happy New Year to All Nepalis here in Sajha.com, and elsewhere in the world including in Nepal. God bless that this calendera continues to play important role in the lives of Nepalis, and I will get a chance to say Happy New Year in this April 13th. My wishes for good of Nepal are now vaporizing faster than ever.

If my predictions ever failed miserably, it failed this time. Completely upside down. My only excuse is that I did not have enough data.

I am now thinking what extreme will Maoist want to do in the aftermath of election victory:

1. Say "Sayonara to King Gyanendra". Will Gyanendra sucide? Best way to die while being King (Mathematically, it is better to be zero, instead of being minus). Let Paras decide his faith. They might even bring him on the road have gillete and kill. For communists public prosecution is the best way to keep grip on power. 21st century version of French revolution. In France, people in later days, were saying "Only 100 prosecuted today?", and they started counting the number, and did not care unless among them is you own. That day is ahead.

2. Military. They will change the head of army. Bring Maoist or puppet of Maoist as head of the army. Those Armies on the Maoist radar, will be sacked and given death penalty.

3. Civil Service: All non-Maoists will leave or be baptized to Maoists.

4. Local bodies: Unresolved problem will be resolved. I am guessing that the remaining UML local level cadres will turn themselves into Maoists, because UML is no more a powerful force, after all the Maoists are also communists. Bachna pani ta paryo ni.

5. Property (initially confiscated land, later other industries and biz): Count your property. First land, then banks. All banks will be nationalized.

6. Temples and religion: Hindus will be attacked first. At least the highest body of Hindu ... will be banned. The Bikram sambat will be changed to another one to reduce the influence of Hindu Religion in their politics.

7. Educational institution: All private schools will be nationalized. Equivalence of Mahendra Mala will be introduced.

8. Opponents and supporters of opponents from each village will be ejected or forced out of the village. Will change in to killing field. Pran based on whom killing field is no more there to watch another killing field in Nepal (he died on March 31, 2008), and we will see more "Pran" in Nepal, more horror stories.

9. There will be no election, well there will be election like in China or in North Korea or in Cuba, but these will be only in Name, and it will be very similar to the one King Gyanendra tried and failed. But Maoist will not fail.

10. Will give something to India and China (china may want all Tibetans be ejected out of Nepal). Indian Politics will need something in return, so that they can enjoy: Hydroelectric power generations. Don't forget that it is Indians who let Maoist grow using their land, and they are the one influenced to bring them on Table when they realized the Maoist are power enough to be a political force so that they can use them in their benefit later.

These are my extreme guesses. But, everything depends on whether they can have 2/3 majority or not? Madhes is the only hope that I have now. If they don't get enough votes in east Terai, and MPRF or other Madhesi parties, then the equation might change. Even throwing King out of Nepal. King might stay, because non-Maoists might need him as a Draupadi in the gamble.

God Bless you Gyanendra, and Nepali Janata. Unfortunately God did not bless to UML. It is end of UML. Congress may come out, but UML will not. I feel very sorry for UML.

Now, should we accept the poll result? Yes, we must. That is democracy, and that will leave door open for us to reach to Nepali people with a new mandate. Make sure that they don't become Polpot, and YCL does not become another Khamerouge.

GP

 

So, my take for the future of Nepal with Maoist at the driving seat, if that is what we are seeing, is.

 

Democracy: intact and strengthened instead

Economy: Capitalism with a symbolic tilt to socialism

Foreign relation: Less submissive to India and more diversified (globalized)

 

So, I am optimistic and less alarmed than many of us.

 

Nepe

 

Democracy: intact and strengthened instea

Believe me or not I wish maoist goood luck but how they can give freedom, democracy, capitilist society and still  can acheive the prolitatrate dream. Take an example of cuba, those revolutionaries were well intended people with high morale but after all they cannot give their people full democracy fearing outside influence or fearing they might loose what they have acheived. This happens when party works so hard to build nation but people can stilll hold power to throw them without any big reason. Democracy gives equal chances to wrong doers not only right doers, that's the problem. Maoist Baburam has said repeatedly, "multi party is just a vehical for them". P path may be  sincere ideology but it cannot be no more than current chinese system.

Economy: Capitalism with a symbolic tilt to socialism

every system soughts socialism in one way or another in less more form , the real issue is how they gonna fulfill the promise they made to their comrades about prolitatrate society with zero in hand while pleasing business bankers lanlord industrial mass with full property right at the same time. Those people in cantonment  I always hear them on tv singing this dream like a parrot. Prachand path may be new theory yet to be tested but those dream must be fulfilled first or  get no base support. I could have understand P Path better if Prachanda was a Bill gates  but the last time I heard him  about raising capital was with selling yarchagumba. Are they talking about prolitatrate society  just in terms of equal justice  system? If not then it is highly likely that there are  two kinds of P Path in writing and circulation. Even Chavez's state oil company is on the brink of collapse pls read independent analysis.

"Foreign relation: Less submissive to India and more diversified (globalized"

I agree it will be less submissive to india but it is in conflict with your hand in hand approach in the previous thread. so less submissive is good for you now? and how on earth diversification, globalization can be acheived when P Path is backward, into ethnic based republic?

 

enlighten me nepe guru here. I'm kind of ignorant.

My observation: Maoists will have about (40%) of the total seats in CA (maximum of 45%) which means they are not even in simple majority. They needed 2/3rd to make the constitution as per their wish. I am in the conclusion that Nepali Janta voted very nicely (they voted for change but not in a monopolistic manner)

In fact, Maoists are in very difficult situation now. I see the following reasons behind that:

1. Oppositions: All oppositions are against them (Except Giriraj Mani Pokharel)

2. Experiences: They should lead the government but most of them are new faces and will have a lot of problems in office. By the time they get experience, Nepali janta may withdraw their support and choose another in the next election.

3. Implementation of Agendas: they cannot implement their agendas (due to both domestic and international factors) and some of the agendas are not practical in a short-run (See the first 9 points in popular 40-point demand under nationalism heading).

It would have been better for Maoists to be in less responsible roles after CA election (but enough roles to make their agendas included in the constitution similar to present government) and to have success in the next election under the new constitution. I wonder whether they keep the present popularity till next election in a politically vulnerable country like Nepal.

OK

Howard Roark

I personally think it is in the interest of a healthy democracy and a strong nation for there to be some sort of a legislative opposition (on the lines of what Nepe and I discussed yesterday).

It will be interesting to see how this plays out - both the NC and UML had committed, prior to the elections, to keep the SPA and  coalition  government alive but now are in the unenviable position of having to possibly back track on some of that commitment.

 

Other than trying to recruit their loyal people in Police Forces, bureaucracy and key positions such as ambassadors, all UML was able to do was to bring one populist (may be productive) program named "build your own village" (afno gaon afai banau). Later, NC copied the same program with a different name.
There is a very little chance that Maoist will do much more than what UML did.
There are a couple of things of interest:
1. Dr. Baburam Bhattarai spent a lot of years of his political life in India. He should very well know the sensitivity of Nepali politics with respect to India - for that matter, it is possible that he already has won the confidence from India. If this is the case, Maoist is going to be a very difficult nut to crack for NC and UML.
2. Prachanda and Baburam Bhattarai sitting together in a meeting with Carter gives a very bright signal that US's foreign policy is amenable to Maoist. Remember Prachanda requesting Carter to remove them from US terrorist list?
3. The only Prime Minister that was able to win US's confidence was Sher Bahadur Deuba in the aftermath of 1990, but was sacked by the internal politics of NC. If Prachanda and Baburam somehow become able to gain that kind of bond with India and US, Maoist could be heading for a looong haul.
4. Provided that the above 3 postulates apply, CPMN is only a democratic party with a socialist-tint - as someone above has commented.

There is a big if for all these statements to be worth considering. The if is that -- if nothing happens within the next 72 hours. Please keep the following fluidly factors:
1. Why would KG not fight his uphill battle before shedding his inherited prowess? KG is a leading variable of the new equation. No-one ignoreth!
2. Girija's love for chair may push him to amalgamate with KG - this has happened in the past.
3. Deuba may propose himself before KG as a sacrificial lamb - remember he has done this in the past, he may do it now!!!
4. The Moists' victory has caught all the variables (US, India, and China) pretty much off guard. They may instantly brew some coffee - much before you or I could smell it!!!

The time span of 72 hours is very crucial - if nothing happens within this span, I am pretty positive that the Maoists will be another Democratic Party with lot of socialist inclinations. The communist jargons will come into play again during local election. You and I will witness lots of changes but no change will affect the ultimate rich and ultimate poor.

Professor,

 

I don’t think there would be any negative surprise from the palace. The fate is monarchy sealed and if king’s recent graceful gestures is any indication, he will accept the good bye gracefully.

 

On your speculation about Maoist, I think you are absolutely accurate. A democratic party that still loves to use communist jargons is what Maoist party will be. In fact, I think it already is, particularly since the 12-points agreement with SPA in November 2005.

 

I was just arguing in one exclusive club (Nepal Democracy Google Group) about it. I am sharing it here.

 

I have challenged our Maophobic club members to show any anti-democratic reference in official Maoist documents since 2005.

 

(This is also partly my response to some of the queries of Mr. Truth-jyu. I will share more as we go, Mr. Truth-jyu)

 

 

Maoists Are Democrats. Get Rid of Maophobia !

 

From: DK

Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:48:16 -0700 (PDT)

To: nepaldemocracy@googlegroups.com

Subject: Re: Political Mainstreaming ?

 

…, …, and friends,

 

I do not know if this is the place, time and way to say it, but I

think we, the liberal democrats, have been suffering from a false fear

about Maoist created by our own prejudice, city legends and second-

hand (mis)information about Maoists and what I call our REVERSE-

DOGMATISM against them.

 

Let me explain what kind of  reverse-dogmatism I am talking about.

 

It's our untold strict CODE of using liberal democratic VOCABULARY in

political discourse.

 

Those who use these lLIBERAL DEMOCRATIC VOCABULARY, they are

DEMOCRATS. It does not matter what their conduct and tendency is.

 

Those who use COMMUNIST VOCABULARY, they are UN-DEMOCRATS.

It does not matter what their commitment and conduct is.

 

Here is a small homework, a challenge if you like:

 

Starting from the 12-points agreement of November 2005 to the

"Commitment Paper" (Election manifesto) of March 2008, which

resolution, proposal, compromise and idea Maoists have presented is

COMMUNIST in nature ?

 

Don't quote some obscure speech and tabloid gossips. Quote from their

official documents.

 

I am dying to learn how and how much idiot I could have been all along

to trust that liberal democracy (not the vocabulary liberal democracy

but the ESSENCE of it) is the political boundary of Maoist. I am in

the impression that the only thing COMMUNIST about Maoist is their

VOCABULARY, BRAND and FLAG.

 

Everything else, even the insurgency, could be any non-communist

things that happens around the world. There are non-communist

insurgency too, aren't there ?

 

So, I believe we, the democrats swearing liberal democracy, have

suffered unnecessarily from Maophobia.

 

I expect to be proved right within one term of Maoist regime. Let's

see.

 

DK

 

 _____________________

 

Nepe

Mr. Truth-jyu,

The following would be one more small part of my partial answer to your question on the credibility of Maoits regarding democracy and everything else.

Here is a comparative analysis of Election Manifestos of Maoist, UML and NC.

http://www.sajha.com/sajha/html/OpenThread.cfm?forum=2&ThreadID=58309#579269

Nepe

 

Very interesting thoughts there Adjunt Prof and Nepe. A couple of comments:

Carter meeting Prachanda : Big deal! Jimmy who? The same Jimmy Carter who went to Cuba and on his way back met with Hamas and got snubbed by Israel and the Bush Administration? As much as I admire the man, if Jimmy Carter meeting anyone is an indication of where this administration's mind is at, that is a big stretch if not a delusion IMO.

That said things might change in a Clinton or Obama administration where Carter has a wee bit better chance of getting heard.

A Moaist led government is likely to have a harder time getting international financial assistance unless they can pull out some tricks we haven't seen before.

Meet Nepal's newest  right-wing party - the Nepali Congress: Baburam Bhattarai says the left will be represented by the Maoists the rest by the NC:

“There will be only two major political parties in Nepal — Nepali Congress, leading the bourgeois and wealthy people on the one hand, and the Maoists, leading the progressive and poor people. UML holds neither the characteristics of poor nor the rich,”  - Dr Baburam Bhattarai

To AdjunctProf's point, I think this election has pushed the Congress and the Palace towards one another in a way unseen in Nepali history. I think we are in for some back room maneuvers and deals - perhaps not enough to save the monarchy but enough to save what's left of the Congress's skinned rear (and possibly even pave way for the  restoration of the  Monarchy some day in the future)

The Army coup that never happened: This is one for the conspiracy theorists but after Girija Koirala's damning interview about RAW and the meeting at the Indian Embassy between the NC and the Madesis, maybe there is some smoke to the India fire. If not, at a minimum, our politics is subject to Indian influence whether we like it or not.  One of the biggest hurdles to the military staging a coup was  the generally good relations between the  "internationally community"  (primarily the US and India)  and the  NC-led government. Now with the NC  in the wilderness for the next couple of years and India and the US deeply suspicious of the Maoists, they have less to loose if power goes back to the Palace or the NC - especially if they can extract a price from both for such support. I dont see  a coup happening right away because the the Maoists mandate is pretty overwhelming but  in a few years there will likely be an  opening for the US and India to throw their weight behind  the  former palace and the NC against the left.

Advantage Deuba : While GPK is likely to remain de-facto party boss till he lives (KPB being too fragile to run the party) these recent  events strengthen Deuba's position as the heir-apparent.

Just some random thoughts - that's as punditocratic as I can get for one day

Nepe

I agree with you that the Maoists have publicly stated and signed in blood their commitment to democracy. I don't doubt there are many in the party who want to see a vibrant a successful democracy in Nepal - the type the NC and UML tried to give us but were not as successful at as they would have liked. Hopefully the voices of such people will carry more weight than the hard-core Soviet-style revolutionary nut-cases, which to be blunt, comprise a large part of the rank and file as far as I can tell.

The concern is not so much what the Maoists have committed to but can they live up to that commitment? And if they can't, what are they capable of doing to stay in power? I believe the checks and balances inherent in the CA  will work to an extent, but unlike the NC and UML (more so the NC) which had more international appeal and could bring in money  to keep the economy afloat (although barely so), should the Maoists fail to deliver, I think we will be in for some really tough times - much tougher than the petrol/gas crisis of late.

I am willing to give them the initial benefit of the doubt based on some of the arguments you have made but we need to  watch them closely  - especially their economic policies and agenda. That to me is the make or break issue, the tell-tale sign of what's playing in the minds of the comrades.

Captain,

 

To be fair, Maoists do have some ambiguity. And they do feed their cadres with different meal than what they display to us. However the degree of ambiguity is such that the degree of clarity overwhelms it. Yet, how they indoctrinate their cadre is a bit of suspicious even to a liberally benefit-givers like myself.

 

So, yes, I agree with you that we need to watch them closely. Even otherwise, we need to watch them anyway or anybody in power, for that matter.

 

The good news is that there are many of us making living out of watching. So our job is simpler.

 

However, the job of  â€œopposition” is still unclear.

 

Nepe  

Captain, after the election results chances are highly unlikely that the palace or army will  attempt a coup. There are rumors that Katuwal will resign soon but this is just a rumor. Nevertheless, the palace and the royalists are completely demoralized by the election result. They don't fancy a coup even in their wildest dream. Gyanendra should be happy if he is given a decent farewell because he would have suffered much badly if this was a violent transition.

The youth generation, either on the left or right, hates the monarchy and blames the institution for all the ills the country is going through. NC will not risk its chance of resurgence by irking the new generation.

India too benefits in some way by the Maoists' win. Sitaram Yachuri has already said that the Indian Maoists can learn a lot from their Nepalis comrades. Indian government desperately wants the rebels who control vast swathe of the country to mainstream and perhaps wish that the Nepali example could persuade them to follow suit. Moreover, mainstream Indian communists have a good control over India's direct policy on Nepali politics, as they have on the federal government.

US, International community may not be happy but they are rather at ease without having to deal the Maoist militarily. If there will be a coup that overthrows the Maoists and force them back  to the jungles, they will have to take unwanted headache of equipping the NA for no Oil in return for an uncertain duration, probably for years.

Therefore, unless Maoists make terrible mistakes to the extent of implementing communist economic and social policies and thrashing the opponents, things will go with the flow. At least for a few years down the line. And that will transform the Maoists into a trustworthy outfit. While others will cleanse and reorganize themselves to pose a better challenge in the next election. However, I agree that we need to watch them closely.

Thnaks nepe for answer also to CH for clarifying more to my concerns. It's not that I donot know their election manifesto, certainly it surpasses the US constitution. I was simply trying to dissect the psychology of camrarades and its strong base that they built upon and still unanswered. So it makes these claims about  freedom, democracy too early to predict. AdjProfessor may be right that ultimately rich will be rich and poor will be poor. Like I said, assuming their good intentions and hope, all they can go far is current chinese system not anymore than that, and possible breakup between soft and hardliners within 1 or 2 years is very likely because of ideology conflict and misunderstanding in the base.  

 

Mr. Truth-jyu,

 

I think the chances of some individuals or faction/s breaking away from Maoist is real. They do have some weirdo still believing in Stalin’s paradise and what not in their rank and file. Then there could be more Rabindra Shrestha like disappointees. However, I think that will be insignificant and inconsequential or rather a good thing for the political heath of Maoist party.

 

Nepe

Rohitgrg

Great points. I think we both agree that their performance will need to be closely watched and will drive the future course of Nepali politics for the next 5-10 years. One other thing I'd like to add, if I may, is once the King leaves Narayanhiti, a  political space opens up and if the Congress has any sense left in it, it should move in to occupy that space. Especially if it wants to get competitive with the communists when it comes to Pahade vote as the Terai can no longer be counted upon to lay the golden eggs for the Congress. A diversified portfolio to draw an analogy from investments.

Unfortunately, I fear they will likely go in the opposite direction and get India to pressure the Madesi parties to fall in line with the NC. Which isn't a bad strategy because it is good for the country that a national party is trying to co-opt the agenda of a marginalized region but the downside is  it gives India more leverage over the party and opens up the nationalist space to the left even more.

Greetings to everyone else on the thread - hope folks are finally settling down after that whopper of a victory by Comrades Fiery One and Red Flag :)

Right Honourable Prime Minister
Prime Minister's Office,
Singha Darbar, Kathmandu

Sir,

It has been six years since the autocratic monarchical partyless Panchayat system was ended by the 1990 People's Movement and a constitutional monarchical multiparty parliamentary system established. During this period state control has been exercised by a tripartite interim government, a single-party government of the Nepali Congress, a minority government of UML and a present Nepali Congress-RPP-Sadbhavana coalition. That, instead of making progress, The situation of the country and the people is going downhill is evident from the fact that Nepal has slid to being the second poorest country in the world; people living below the absolute poverty line has gone up to 71 per cent; the number of unemployed has reached more than 10 per cent while the number of people who are semi-employed or in disguised employment has crossed 60 per cent; the country is on the verge of bankruptcy due to rising foreign loans and deficit trade; economic and cultural encroachment within the country by foreign, and especially Indian, expansionists is increasing by the day; the gap between the rich and the poor and between towns and villages is growing wider. On (lie other hand, parliamentary parties that have formed the government by various means have shown that they are more interested in remaining in power with the blessings of foreign imperialist and expansionist masters than in the welfare of the country and the people. This is clear from their blindly adopting so-called privatisation and liberalisation to fulfil the interestes of all imperialists and from the recent 'national consensus' reached in handing over the rights over Nepal's water resources to Indian expansionists. Since 6 April, 1992, the United People's Front has been involved in various struggles to fulfil relevant demands related to nationalism, democracy and livelyhood, either by itself or with others. But rather than fulfil those demands, the governments formed at different times have violently suppressed the agitators and taken the lives of hundreds; the most recent example of this is the armed police operation in Rolpa a few months back. In this context, we would like to once again present to the current coalition government demands related to nationalism, democracy and livelihood, which have been raised in the past and many of which have become relevant in the present context.

Our demands

Concerning nationality

1. All discriminatory treaties, including the 1950 Nepal-India Treaty, should be abrogated.

2. The so-called Integrated Mahakali Treaty concluded on 29 January, 1996 should be repealed immediately, as it is designed to conceal the disastrous Tanakpur Treaty and allows Indian imperialist monopoly over Nepal's water resources.

3. The open border between Nepal and India should be regulated, controlled and systematised. All vehicles with Indian licence plates should be banned from Nepal.

4. The Gurkha/Gorkha Recruitment Centres should be closed. Nepali citizens should be provided dignified employment in the country.

5. Nepali workers should be given priority in different sectors. A 'work permit' system should be strictly implemented if foreign workers are required in the country.

6. The domination of foreign capital in Nepali industries, business and finance should be stopped.

7. An appropriate customs policy should be devised and implemented so that economic development helps the nation become self-reliant.

8. The invasion of imperialist and colonial culture should be banned. Vulgar Hindi films, videos and magazines should be immediately outlawed.

9. The invasion of colonial and imperial elements in the name of NGOs and INGOs should be stopped.

   Concerning people's democracy

10. A new constitution should be drafted by representatives elected for the establishment of a people's democratic system.

11. All special privileges of the king and the royal family should be abolished.

12. The army, the police and the bureaucracy should be completely under people's control.

13. All repressive acts, including the Security Act, should be repealed.

14. Everyone arrested extra-judicially for political reasons or revenge in Rukum, Rolpa, Jajarkot, Gorkha, Kabhrc, Sindhupalchowk. Sindhuli, Dhanusa, Ramechhap, and so on, should be immediately released. All false cases should be immediately withdrawn.

15. The operation of armed police, repression and state-sponsored terror should be immediately stopped.

16. The whereabouts of citizens who disappeared in police custody at different times, namely Dilip Chaudhary, Bhuwan Thapa Magar, Prabhakar Subedi and others, should be investigated and those responsible brought to justice. The families of victims should be duly compensated.

17. All those killed during the People's Movement should be declared martyrs. The families of the martyrs and those injured and deformed should be duly compensated, and the murderers brought to justice.

18. Nepal should be declared a secular nation.

19. Patriarchal exploitation and discrimination against women should be stopped. Daughters should be allowed access to paternal property.

20. All racial exploitation and suppression should be stopped. Where ethnic communities are in the majority, they should be allowed to form their own autonomous governments.

21. Discrimination against downtrodden and backward people should be stopped. The system of untouchability should be eliminated.

22. All languages and dialects should be given equal opportunities to prosper. The right to education in the mother tongue up to higher levels should be guaranteed.

23. The right to expression and freedom of press and publication should be guaranteed. The government mass media should be completely autonomous.

24. Academic and professional freedom of scholars, writers, artists and cultural workers should be guaranteed.

25. Regional discrimination between the hills and the tarai should be eliminated. Backward areas should be given regional autonomy. Rural and urban areas should be treated at par.

26. Local bodies should be empowered and appropriately equipped.

    Concerning livelihood

27. Land should be belong to 'tenants'. Land under the control of the feudal system should be confiscated and distributed to the landless and the homeless.

28. The property of middlemen and comprador capitalists should be confiscated and nationalised. Capital lying unproductive should be invested to promote industrialisation.

29. Employment should be guaranteed for all. Until such time as employment can be arranged, an unemployment allowance should be provided.

30. A minimum wage for workers in industries, agriculture and so on should be fixed and strictly implemented.

31. The homeless should be rehabilitated. No one should be ' relocated until alternative infrastructure is guaranteed.

32. Poor farmers should be exempt from loan repayments. Loans taken by small farmers from the Agricultural Development Bank should be written off. Appropriate provisions should be made to provide loans for small farmers.

33. Fertiliser and seeds should be easily available and at a cheap rate. Farmers should be provided with appropriate prices and markets for their produce.

34. People in flood and drought-affected areas should be provided with appropriate relief materials.

35. Free and scientific health services and education should be available to all. The commercialisation of education should be stopped.

36. Inflation should be checked. Wages should be increased proportionate to inflation. Essential goods should be cheaply and easily available to everyone.

37. Drinking water, roads and electricity should be provided to all villagers.

38. Domestic and cottage industries should be protected and promoted.

39. Corruption, smuggling, black marketing, bribery, and the practices of middlemen and so on should be eliminated.

40. Orphans, the disabled, the elderly and children should be duly honoured and protected.

We would like to request the present coalition government to immediately initiate steps to fulfil these demands which are inextricably linked with the Nepali nation and the life of the people. If there are no positive indications towards this from the government by 17 February, 1996, we would like to inform you that we will be forced to adopt the path of armed struggle against the existing state power.

Thank you.

Dr Baburam Bhattarai
Chairman
Central Committee, United People's Front, Nepal

 

Barha barsha Kukur ko puchhar dhungra ma rakhe pani banga ko bangai:

‘Maoist cadres’ thrash Dr Mahat in Nuwakot

Himalayan News Service

Kathmandu, April 14: Newly elected member to the Constituent Assembly Dr Ram Sharan Mahat, who is also the Finance Minister, was injured today when a group of 25 Maoists attacked his band in Dudhdevi VDC of Nuwakot today. Seven other persons were also injured when the Maoists attacked them when Dr Mahat and his associates were returning home from a victory rally organised to mark Mahat’s victory from Nuwakot -2. NC cadres Prahalad Phuyal and Umesh Karki, a police inspector and four minors were injured in the incident. Dr Mahat, Phuyal and Karki sustained injuries in the head. Dr Mahat, who reached the capital late in the evening, organised a press conference to inform the media about the incident. Mahat underwent a primary treatment at Ganeshthan VDC health post. “I will see a doctor tomorrow to find out how serious the injury is,” Mahat said during the late night press conference at his residence. Maoist cadres pelted stones at them and attacked with sickles. Earlier, the Maoists had also injured another NC cadre Shiv Dangol in Bidur, the district headquarters. “Before the incident, the Maoists had torn off a few ballot papers in the election office to protest against my win,” said Dr Mahat. He lamented that the Maoists continued with their excesses even after the polls. “They threatened physical action against our cadres and did not let our cadres to vote freely; they have won majority seats because of intimidation and violent tactics,” Dr Mahat said. Earlier, Dr Mahat was declared winner from Nuwakot-2 with a narrow margin of 104 votes.

Source : http://thehimalayantimes.com/fullstory.asp?filename=aFanata0vcqzpca2a9a4sa.axamal&folder=aHaoamW&Name=Home&dtSiteDate=20080415

Some doubts and observations :

- क्रान्तिकारी भूमिसुधारको पक्षमा रहेको माओवादी घोषणापत्रको विपरीत अध्यक्ष प्रचण्डले व्यक्तिगत सम्पत्तिमाथि अधिकारको पूर्ण ग्यारेन्टी गर्ने प्रतिबद्धतासमेत जनाएका छन्। अध्यक्ष प्रचण्डको व्यक्तिगत सम्पत्तिमाथिको अधिकार ग्यारेन्टी गर्ने कुराले क्रान्तिकारी भूमिसुधार कार्यक्रम धरापमा तारो भएको छ।

- २०४६ सालको राजनीतिक परिवर्तनपछि बनेको नेपाली कांग्रेसको सरकारले उदार अर्थतन्त्रलाई आफ्नो आर्थिक नीतिको रुपमा अगाडि बढाएको थियो। विश्व बैंक र अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय मुद्रा कोष अहिले विश्वमै उदार अर्थतन्त्रको विकासमा लागिपरेका छन्। सरकारको स्वामित्वमा भएका उद्योगहरु एकपछि अर्को गर्दै निजी क्षेत्रलाई हस्तान्तरण गरेर बजारलाई प्रतिस्पर्धी बनाउने सोचका साथ उदार अर्थतन्त्रको बाटोमा नेपाल अगाडि बढेको थियो। माओवादीले पनि यो बाटोबाट अगाडि बढ्ने संकेत दिइसकेको छ।
- माओवादीले विकासमा पब्लिक प्राइभेट पार्टनरसीपको अवधारणा अगाडि सारेको छ। नाफा कमाउने सिद्धान्तबाट अगाडि बढ्ने निजी क्षेत्र र सेवा दिने सिद्धान्तबाट अगाडि बढेको सरकारी क्षेत्रबीचको सहकार्य माओवादीले कसरी अगाडि बढाउँछ भन्ने विषयमा पनि अहिले धेरैको ध्यान गएको छ।

- माओवादीले अगाडि सारेका श्रम नीतिका कारण अहिले धेरै उद्योगले समस्या भोग्दै आएका छन्। बनेपामा रहेको हिमालयन स्न्याकको कारखाना लामो समयदेखि माओवादीका कारण खुल्न सकेको छैन। माओवादीको चुनाव घोषणापत्रमा समेत लचिलो श्रमनीतिको पक्षमा केही बोलेको छैन। माओवादी श्रमनीतिमा भनिएको छ– 'श्रमिकको न्यायोचित हक, हित र सामाजिक सुरक्षाको संरक्षण गर्न श्रमिक संगठनहरुबाट प्राप्त सुझावका आधारमा श्रमनीति अख्तियार गरिनेछ। श्रमनीतिलाई परिमार्जन गर्न विश्व बैंकले समेत नेपाल सरकारलाई पटकपटक अनुरोध गर्दै आएको छ। विश्व बैंकको अनुसन्धानले पनि नेपाल विश्वमा सबैभन्दा नराम्रो श्रमनीति भएको देशमा पर्छ।

- माओवादीले श्रमनीति लचिलो बनाउने विषयमा निजी क्षेत्रसँग प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त गरे पनि माओवादी कार्यकर्ता लचिलो श्रमनीतिको विपक्षमा रहँदै आएका छन्।
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माओवादीले जसरी संविधानसभामा जनमत लिएर आफ्नो राजनीतिक युद्धलाई वैधानिकता दिलाएको छ, त्यसैगरी सेना समायोजन गरेर जनमुक्ति सेनालाई वैधानिकता दिलाउन खोजेको छ। सेना समायोजनका सवालमा माओवादी र नेपाली सेनाबीच अवश्य पनि धेरै मतभिन्नताहरू रहेको अवस्थामा प्रचण्डको उदयपछि कटवालको के हविगत हुने हो? त्यो भने अब रोचक प्रतीक्षाको विषय बनेको छ। माओवादीले संविधानसभा निर्वाचनका बेला अघि सारेको प्रतिबद्धता–पत्रको चौथो खण्डमा सेनाको सम्बन्धमा स्पष्ट रूपमा किटानी गरेको छ। माओवादीको प्रतिबद्धता–पत्रमा भनिएको छ, 'नेपाली सेनाको लोकतान्त्रीकरण र जनमुक्ति सेनाको व्यवसायीकरण गर्दै यथाशक्य छिटो उचित ढंगले समायोजन गरेर नयाँ राष्ट्रिय सेना निर्माण गर्ने कार्य सम्पन्न गरिनेछ। राष्ट्रिय सेनामा सबै जाति, जनजाति, उत्पीडित क्षेत्र, महिला दलितलगायत सबैको समानुपातिक र समावेशी सहभागिता सुनिश्चित गरिनेछ। सेनालाई चुस्त बनाई आधुनिकीकरण गरिनेछ। १८ वर्षभन्दा माथिका निश्चित उमेरसम्मका स्वस्थ नागरिक सबैलाई सैनिक शिक्षा र तालिमको व्यवस्था गरिनेछ।' माओवादीले आफ्नो प्रतिबद्धताअनुरूप सेना समायोजन र लोकतान्त्रीकरणको प्रक्रिया थाल्न खोजेमा कटवालको भूमिका के होला? यो झनै रोचक प्रश्न बनेको छ। – साँघु साप्ताहिक

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As far as my observation is concerned, the statement that came from Prachanda was very unlikely for Maoist - either the election outcome has awestruck Maoists, or they are prepared to accept norms and values that are democratically acceptable. There's no way to know other than to wait - time will tell us all.

Nepse, what is going on?

Who will believe that Maoist Rule in Nepal will not be another tyranical government. Why should the election office take guarantee for the missing votes, if the voters took them away. BS. Barha barsha Kukur ko puchhar dhungra ma rakhe pani banga ko bangai:

Maoists claim ‘unfair’ election, demand re-poll

Kantipur Report

I am thinking to sell some land in Nepal. Anybody interested to buy?  respond before nationalization.