The chairman will follow suit

Bhashwor Ojha

REPUBLICA
Weekly interview
The decision of Baburam Bhattarai to step down as UCPN (Maoist) vice chair has created ripples both within the party as well as in the broader political arena. There are all kinds of speculations about why Bhattarai quit, at the time he did. Is it a gimmick to shore up his position ahead of the impending polls? Or another ploy to further delay the much-awaited vote? Kosmos Biswokarma, Biswas Baral and Kiran Pun were at the former prime minister’s at his Sanepa residence on Tuesday morning to find some answers.

CPN-Maoist formally decides poll boycott

Boycott manifesto on 25 July KIRAN PUN
KATHMANDU, July 2: While leaving the door open for talks, the CPN-Maoist has formally decided to boycott the election to the Constituent Assembly (CA), thus endorsing the political document of Chairman Mohan Baidya.

Terming the scheduled election a process of Sikkimization, the Baidya Maoists concluded their four-day party central committee (CC) meeting in Pokhara Tuesday with an appeal to the people and to ´nationalist forces´ to boycott the poll.

UCPN (Maoist) likely to create separate body for retirees

KIRAN PUN
KATHMANDU, July 2: The chiefs of state committees of the UCPN (Maoist) on Tuesday urged the party leadership to form a separate body for leaders who voluntarily resign from their posts.

During the meeting held at Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal´s office in Paris Danda, the chiefs of state committees also suggested to form party organization in line with the idea envisioned by the Hetauda general convention. The suggestion to form a separate body has been made following the resignation of party vice-chairman Baburam Bhattarai.

UCPN (Maoist) calls extended meeting for July 19

KIRAN PUN
KATHMANDU, July 1: After efforts to persuade Vice-chairman Baburam Bhattarai into withdrawing his resignation failed, the ongoing central committee meeting of the UCPN (Maoist) on Sunday decided to call an extended meeting of the party for July 19.

The meeting has been called to resolve the row over appointment of office bearers and members in CC, standing committee and the politburo. The party has called an extended meeting five months after the Hetauda general convention. The general convention had left the task of giving full shape to CC pending but the party has not been able to accomplish the task so far.

Mohan Baidya proposes to party to boycott poll

KIRAN PUN
KATHMANDU, June 30: While keeping the doors open for talks, CPN-Maoist Chairman Mohan Baidya has proposed boycotting the election to the Constituent Assembly (CA).

At the party central committee (CC) meeting held in Pokhara on Saturday, Chairman Baidya in his political document proposed boycotting the election, arguing that the election is against the interests of the people. He claimed that the election was being held only to serve the interests of the reactionary and foreign forces.

Bhattarai threatens to quit party vice-chair

KIRAN PUN
KATHMANDU, June 30: Amid a row over nominations to the party central committee (CC), UCPN(Maoist) Vice-chairman Baburam Bhattarai has threatened to quit his post.

During the ongoing CC meeting at party head office, Parisdanda on Saturday, he announced his resignation from the post of vice-chairman, arguing that the leadership should start making sacrifices by giving up their respective posts.

Ex-PLA boycott CC over office-bearer, membership names

KIRAN PUN
Dahal proposal lambasted
KATHMANDU, June 29: Expressing disagreement with list of names for party office-bearers and for membership of the standing committee, politburo and central committee (CC) presented by Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the CC meeting on Friday, CC members who were former PLA commanders have boycotted the ongoing CC meeting.