What impact will a Baidya-led poll boycott have?

KIRAN PUN
KATHMANDU, September 24: The leaders of the CPN-Maoist led 33-party alliance have challenged the government to hold the Constituent Assembly election while bypassing them and warned that they are ready to obstruct the November 19 poll.

At a mass meeting of the alliance held on Monday in the capital, CPN-Maoist Chairman Mohan Baidya claimed that they would burn the constitution if it is drafted, arguing that the four major parties alone could not draft a constitution and such a constitution would not address the rights of the common people.

CPN-Maoist not to budge on govt change

KIRAN PUN
KATHMANDU, September 12: With the president calling an all-party meeting for Friday, leaders of the agitating CPN-Maoist plan to reinforce their demand for replacing the present government with a coalition of political parties and discussing the major provisions of the new constitution at an all-party roundtable.

The CPN-Maoist led 33-party alliance has already submitted a memorandum to President Ram Baran Yadav, requesting him to take the initiative to hold a roundtable for finding a solution to the current political crisis.

अस्ताए सुरसाधक फत्तेमान

बुधबार २६ भाद्र, २०७०
दीपेन्द्र लामा/सुनौला सयपत्री फलमालाले ढाकिएका फत्तेमानलाई देख्दा लाग्थ्यो, उनी मिठो र गहिरो निन्द्रामा छन् । त्यति नै मिठो र गहिरो, जति उनको स्वर छ । उनलाई बिदाइ दिन झुम्मिएका कलाकार, नेता र सर्वसाधारणका अनुहार शोकाकुल थिए । तर, उनको अनुहार शान्त थियो । मानौं, उनलाई मृत्युदेखि कुनै डर छैन । पृष्ठभूमिमा बजिरहेको उनकै गीतले यो पुष्टि गथ्र्यो पनि, 'मर्न बरु गाह्रो हुन्न...।'

CPN-Maoist insists on poll deferral, roundtable

THIRA L BHUSAL/KIRAN PUN
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: After weeks-long hiatus, Nepali Congress (NC) leaders have resumed behind-the-curtain negotiations with the CPN-Maoist leaders in a bid to bring the agitating political parties on board the election process.

During the informal talks held at an undisclosed location in the capital on Monday, both sides tried to convince each other of their positions.

यसकारण हुन सकेन गोलमेच

नेत्रविक्रम चन्द 'विप्लव’
सुशील, झलनाथ, प्रचण्ड आदिको अनुहारले के बताउँथ्यो भने वार्ता हामीसँग नमिलेको भन्दा अन्यत्र नमिलेको जस्तो या कतैको दबाबमा परेर भागेको बताउँथ्यो ।

गोलमेचमा पुग्ने भनिएको चार दल र हाम्रो मोर्चा बीचको वार्ता यसरी तुहियो कि बच्चा जन्मिएको खुसियाली नसकिँदै मलामी जानुपरे जस्तो दुःखान्त भयो । हाम्रो वार्ताको यस्तो चाला देखेर नागरिकहरूसमेत जिल्लिएका छन् । यसैलाई भनिन्छ, 'टाय-टाय फिस्स ।'

शम्भु थापा र लियोनल मेसी

उमेश चौहान
वरिष्ठ अधिवक्ता शम्भु थापा र भदौ २४ बीच भयानक संयोग रहेछ । सात वर्षअघि आजैका दिन कोटेश्वरबाट आठ वर्षीय अबोध बालक विवेक लुइँटेलको अपहरण भएको थियो, टाउको एकातिर र ढाड अर्कोतिर पारेर धोबीखोलामा फालिएका बालक विवेकको हत्या खबरले सिंगो देश रोएको थियो । विवेकका बाबुआमाप्रति समवेदना व्यक्त गर्दै देशका लाखौँ बाबुआमाले अपहरणकारीलाई फासी देऊ भन्दै आक्रोश व्यक्त गरेका थिए । तर, सिंगो देशले बगाइरहेको आँसुको भेलबीचबाट एउटा असाधारण मुटु भएको मान्छे निस्कियो, जसले अपहरणकारी समूहकी नाइके पतेनी लामालाई कानुनको पन्जाबाट छुटाउन मुद्दा लड्ने जिम्मेवारी लियो । पतेनी लामा जसले आठ वर्षीय बालकलाई दुई टुक्रा पार्न पेसेबर हत्यारालाई हतियार दिएकी थिइन्, तिनैलाई निर्दोष साबित गर्न कसम खाने  दुर्लभ कलेजो भएका मान्छे शम्भु थापा नै हुन् ।

Back to bourgeoisie schooling

Photo:Hira Bdr Gharti Magar

HIRA BAHADUR GHARTI MAGAR
When the CPN (Maoist), now split into the UCPN (Maoist) and the CPN-Maoist, fought a decade-long war against the state, they ran their own schools in rural villages of Nepal. Ostensibly, the objective of the Maoist schools was to create what the rebels described as a ‘scientific’ and ‘progressive’ education system. In reality, the Maoist schools were run to develop a new breed of young communists by indoctrinating children. The Maoists believed that it was necessary to sustain their war.

Only CPN-Maoist led alliance now out in the cold

KIRAN PUN
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Now only the 33-party alliance led by the CPM-Maoist is still out in the cold.
Upendra Yadav´s Federal Democratic Front has agreed to the CA elections and the Ashok Rai-led alliance has already agreed in principle though it is yet to sign a deal with the High Level Political Committee (HLPC). Recently, the CPN-Maoist led alliance made public its next series of agitations, including general strikes, to register its serious objection to the current political and electoral process.

Maoists eye majority given end to party row

KIRAN PUN
KATHMANDU, September 3: On the basis of the reports of party Central Committee members who were deployed in the 240 constituencies, the UCPN (Maoist) has concluded that it will win a comfortable majority in the upcoming CA elections.

After assessing the reports from all the constituencies, the leaders have concluded that the party would win 90 seats in the election if it takes place under the present situation, and 90 seats more if intra-party disputes are settled.

'Intra-party rift may result in loss in Madhes'

KIRAN PUN    
KATHMANDU, August 29: Leaders of the UCPN (Maoist) who had been mobilized in the constituencies in the Tarai have warned that the party stands a slim chance of winning seats in Madhes if the dispute between Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Baburam Bhattarai factions is not resolved soon.

Presenting their reports at the party´s ongoing central committee meeting at Parisdanda on Wednesday, they said the party would win seats in Madhes only if the two factions resolve their differences and intensify their poll campaign in unitedly.

Chand off to China yet again

KIRAN PUN
Triggers speculation on policy change
KATHMANDU, August 29: Less than a week after talks between the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) and the CPN-Maoist led 33-party alliance on holding a roundtable political conference failed to make any headway, influential CPN-Maoist leader Netra Bikram Chand suddenly left for China on Thursday.

Though Chand is among a few Maoist leaders who visit China frequently, his visit to the northern neighbor this time has set off speculation in political circles in Kathmandu. The visit has courted comment as Chand´s party has kept the visit secret and nothing has been given out to the public whether this is a political visit or not.

UCPN (Maoist) CC members warn of bleak poll prospects

KIRAN PUN
KATHMANDU, August 27: Central committee members of the UCPN (Maoist) have suggested to the party leadership to bring about reforms in party organization, arguing that the party would not secure majority seats in the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections if it does not change the way it functions.

Presenting their reports at the party central committee meeting on Tuesday, the central committee members likened the party to a wind-up watch. They said it would be difficult to mobilize party cadres for the upcoming CA election if the state of affairs remains unchanged.

CC members for resolving factional disputes

KIRAN PUN
KATHMANDU, August 28: Leaders of the UCPN (Maoist) who had been mobilized in the constituencies in the Tarai have warned that the party stands a slim chance of winning seats in Madhes if the dispute between Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Baburam Bhattarai factions is not resolved soon.

Presenting their reports at the party´s ongoing central committee meeting at Parisdanda on Wednesday, they said the party would win seats in Madhes only if the two factions resolve their differences and intensify their poll campaign in unitedly.