CPN-Maoist to stop poll canvassing in villages

KIRAN PUN

KATHMANDU, October 2: The agitating CPN-Maoist has decided to obstruct candidates in the CA poll scheduled for November 19 from entering the villages to canvass for votes.

At a meeting of the party politburo held at the party´s head office at Buddhanagar on Wednesday, the Maoists appealed to people to boycott the poll actively and effectively, arguing that the talks option was now over.

Leaders' kin get priority in candidacy list

KIRAN PUN

KATHMADU, October 1: A lot of influential leaders of the UCPN (Maoist) as well as their kin are going to contest the Constituent Assembly election slated for November 19.

According to the list of 79 candidates under the first-past-the-post electoral system jointly finalized by the party´s candidate selection committee and high command so far, most of the top ranking leaders and their relatives are on the fray.

Baidya wants its demands reconsidered

KIRAN PUN

KATHMANDU, Sept 17: Alleging that foreign hands were behind a decision of the government and the major parties to forward the poll related ordinances without bringing dissenting parties on board the election process, the agitating alliance of 33-poliitcal parties led by the CPN-Maoist on Tuesday asked the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) to reconsider their demands in the broader interest of Nepal.

ठूला नेताका प्रतिस्पर्धी को छन् ?

राजनीतिक ब्युरो/नयाँ पत्रिका काठमाडौं, १८ असोज आगामी संविधानसभा निर्वाचनमा प्रमुख तीन दलका सात शीर्ष नेता प्रत्यक्षतर्फ दुई ठाउँबाट चुनाव लड्दै छन् । दुई ठाउँमा उठेका एकीकृत माओवादी अध्यक्ष पुष्पकमल दाहाल प्रचण्ड, कांग्रेस सभापति सुशील कोइराला र एमाले अध्यक्ष झलनाथ खनालको एउटा क्षेत्र नयाँ छ । अन्य केही नेताहरू पनि नयाँ क्षेत्रमा चुनाव लड्दै छन् । उनीहरूका प्रतिस्पर्धा तीन ठूला दलका उम्मेदवारबीच नै हुने भएको छ ।

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.

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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...।'