UCPN Maoist send high level delegation to China after U.S snub

Few days after calling back its leaders who were in a middle of their visit to the US to attend a function at Boston, the UCPN (Maoist) has sent a high level team of senior party leaders to China on Wednesday.An 11-member Maoist team led by party vice-chairman Naryan Kazi Shrestha left for China today morning on the invitation of Communist Party of China (CPC). The Maoist team comprises party's international cell chief Krishna Bahadur Mahara including politburo members, central members and Maoist lawmakers.The Maoist leaders will first make a brief stop over in Lhasa, the capital of China's Tibet Autonomous Region and then head to Chinese capital Beijing where they are scheduled to meet top Chinese leaders.The main objective of the Maoist leaders visit to China is said to be "to further strengthen the relationship between the two Communist parties as well as the two countries", reports quoted senior Maoist leaders as saying.
During their ten-day sojourn, the Nepali Maoist leaders are scheduled to hold interaction with the chief of international bureau of the Chinese government including top leaders of the CPC.Last Friday, the Maoist called had back its three leaders on a visit to the US after some international organisations protested granting of US visa to Maoist politburo leader Agni Sapkota citing latter's involvement in cases of human rights abuse.
The issue caused much annoyance to the Maoist party as they took the move as "a deliberate act to defame the party's honour and respect" and immediately called back the comrades - Maoist secretary CP Gajurel, standing committee member Top Bahadur Rayamaji and politburo member Pampha Bushal - who had already left for America.

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Political stalemate Three parties engaged in fighting for power; foreigners playing the real game

The budget session of the Constituent Assembly scheduled to start from 8 June was postponed as the major three parties -- UCPN-Maoist, Nepali Congress and UML – were unable to develop a political consensus on the three-point agreement signed on 28 May midnight. Since the extension of the CA tenure on 29 May at about 1.30 am, the three parties have been engaged in disputes on the implementation of the three-point agreement. The UCPN-M is demanding for the resignation of PM Madhav Kumar Nepal and thus paving the way for a national government, whereas the NC and UML are demanding for the implementation of the package deal, which includes integration of the UCPN-M rebels in the security forces, dissolving of the semi-militant force Youth Communist League (YCL) and the return of the seized private properties to the rightful owners among others as per the comprehensive peace agreement.The three parties are engaged in “what first” dispute. The UCPN-M is not ready for the Parliament affairs to be conducted until its demand for resignation of the PM are met.If the House affairs is disturbed like it was done before and it is being done now, discussions will not be held on the budget for the new fiscal year 2010/11 and at the last hours, by suspending all other provisions, the budget will be endorsed. Ultimately, the UCPN-M has to support the budget as the party’s CA members and also the UCPN-M rebels in the cantonment will not get their salary if the budget does not get passed. The government is thus confidant that just as the UCPN-M supported the government proposal for the extension of the CA tenure recently, the party will also endorse the budget presented by the government. The frightening setback is that the country is facing a serious economic crisis. The balance of payment is on the negative side and it has reached an alarming point. The country has been facing 20 billion trade deficit and this trend in trade deficit is increasing in spite of the introduction of different monitory measures. On the one hand, exports have been declining, on the other hand, imports have increased. Economic experts say that if this trend is not corrected through economic policies in a timely manner, the country may face the fate of a failed state soon. Unfortunately, the political leaders are least bothered about such an economic crisis looming large in front of their faces. They are very much reluctant to deal with the acute crisis on the economic front, rather, they are more concerned on their parties’ interests and more than that the top-brass of the three parties are in a race for becoming the new prime minister after toppling down Madhav Nepal.Reports state that in all the three parties, the race to become the new prime minister has already started. In the UCPN-M, Dr Baburam Bhattarai has prepared himself to be the next prime minister. Many of the central committee leaders are of the view that if the UCPN-M supremo Pushpakamal Dahal is not accepted by the international community, then Bhattarai should be the alternative candidate. One after another measures initiated by the Party’s hardliner group led by Mohan Vaidya, have failed. The indefinite period of general strike and the “decisive movement” for the capturing of state power were taken back by the party, after the party failed to bring down a human sea in Kathmandu and faced domestic as well as international pressures. The extension of the CA tenure and drafting of the constitution from the CA are the agendas of the Bhattarai group in the party. Currently the party is following Bhattarai’s programmes. In this regard, Bhattarai’s claim for becoming the new prime minister is justifiable. However, whether UCPN-M supremo Pushpakamal Dahal will provide an easy road to Bhattarai, this is not sure. Narayankaji Shrestha, another candidate for the post of prime minister from the party, said that there is no alternate to Prachanda for the post. In this way, Dahal may give a green signal to Shrestha by sidelining Bhattarai or accept anyone from the NC or UML as the new prime minister. New Delhi has rejected Dahal for leading the next coalition government. Meanwhile, Western diplomats have felt that Dahal is a “liar” and Bhattarai is a “sober” leader. This is a plus point for Bhattarai.On the other hand, at the cost of toppling the present coalition government, the UCPN-M has offered the prime minister’s position to the NC and UML leaders as well. In the NC, Sher Bahadur Deuba and Ramchandra Poudel have already started a race between themselves after receiving assurances from the UCPN-M. Likewise, UML chairman Jhalanath Khanal, who has also received assurance from the UCPN-M, has started the race for becoming the new prime minister.Be that as it may, the main player behind the curtain is New Delhi and it won’t be surprising even if KP Oli will defeat all the contesters in this fascinating race to be the new PM of Nepal. One thing is sure that the present Madhav Nepal led coalition government is going to step down soon, if not now, then surely after the presentation of the budget. Main issues of the dispute:The UCPN-M wants to form the new government under the party’s leadership to make the environment favourable for the integration of its PLA personnel in the UN cantonment in the security forces. The UCPN-M is reluctant on dissolving the YCL, a para-military like organization. And the return of seized private property is impossible, as the party has either disposed or distributed those lands to the party activists. If it is decided to return such properties, there will be a revolt within the party. On the other hand, the NC and UML are taking the stance on a “package deal” before the formation of the UCPN-M led national government. The question is who will surrender first, and then be finished politically. If the NC and UML surrender to the UCPN-M demand, they will be finished from the political scenario and if the UCPN-M surrenders on the “package deal”, the party will be finished. And the reality is that without bringing the UCPN-M to a consensus, it is impossible to draft a new constitution, but if the UCPN-M is allowed to run the government, the party will capture the state-power and that state of affairs can be prolonged for at least 20 years.Foreign powers active:Before, India was the sole player in Nepal. The US was looking at Nepal through an Indian perspective, China was just observing the political developments in Nepal. But now, the US has started to look at Nepal through its own perspectives and the EU member countries, and also the Scandinavian nations have also tried to get their share in the Nepali politics. Whether it is for the extension of the OHCHR tenure, though limiting its presence around the capital only or in creating a stalemate in Nepalese politics, the foreign powers are involved and the political parties have become “puppets” of such foreign elements. Interestingly, after the machine readable passport deal with India was cancelled, a new tender was invited by the Foreign Ministry. In this bid too, the two neighbours, India and China have put their bid for the tender. Security experts believe that such a sensitive deal should not be signed with any of the neighbouring countries. So far, this is an indication that India is not granted an open field in Nepal’s domestic affairs
peoplesreview.com

अझै पनि माओवादी सेना हतियार र वाइसिएलसहित चुनावमा गएर सत्ता कब्जा गर्ने रणनीतिमा छ-सुशील कोइराला

माओवादीले िसंगो देशलाई झुक्याइरहेको छ नेपाली राजनीतिका महानायक
गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइरालाको निधनपछि कांग्रेसको भविष्य के होला भन्ने चिन्ता बढिरहेका बेला कार्यवाहक सभापति सुशील कोइरालाले पार्टीलाई सामूहिक रुपमा हाँक्नुभएको छ । जहिल्यै पनि लोकतन्त्रको संस्थागत विकासमा जोड दिने कोइरालाको भूमिकाको सर्वत्र प्रशंसासमेत भइरहेको छ । तीन दलबीचको तीनबुँदे सम्झौता प्रधानमन्त्रीको राजीनामा र नयाँ सरकार गठनबारे कोइरालासँग रिपोर्टस्र नेपाल डटकमका लागि ऋषि धमलाले गर्नुभएको कुराकानी :
Q.
तीन दलबीच भएको सहमतिअनुसार प्रधानमन्त्रीको राजीनामा त आएन नि ?
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जेठ १४ गते तीन दलबीच तीनबुँदे सम्झौता भएको हो । दोस्रो नम्बरको बुँदाअन्तर्गत संविधानसभाको म्याद थप भइसकेको छ । तर पहिलो बुँदा शान्ति प्रकि्रया र संविधान लेखनमा रहेका मतभेद टुंगाउने काम भएको छैन । पहिलो बुँदा पूरा भएपछि प्रधानमन्त्रीले राजीनामा दिने कुरामा कांग्रेस अडिग छ । शान्ति प्रकि्रयाको अभिन्न अंग लडाकुको समायोजन रेखदेख र पुनस्र्थापनामा सहमति नभइकन कसरी राजीनामा दिने ?
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माओवादीले त ५ दिनभित्र प्रधानमन्त्रीले राजीनामा दिने सहमति भएको भनिरहेको छ नि ?
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तपाईंहरुलाई थाहा छ कि छैन प्रचण्डजीले लडाकुको समायोजन व्यवस्थापनको काम एक दिनभित्रै गरिदिन्छु भन्नुभएको थियो । सहमति भएको पनि पाँच दिन बितिसक्यो । खोइ त उहाँले वचन पूरा गरेको माओवादीका भनाइमा षड्यन्त्र र जालझेलमात्र छ ।
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माओवादीले त कांग्रेस एमालेले झुक्काए भनिरहेको छ नि ?
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हामीले माओवादीलाई होइन माओवादीले िसंगो देशलाई झुक्याइरहेको छ । कब्जा सम्पत्ति फिर्ता वाइसिएलको अर्धसैनिक संरचना भंग नागरिक पार्टीमा रुपान्तरणलगायतका कुरामा ऊ पटक्कै इमानदार देखिएको भए कांग्रेसलाई राष्ट्रिय संयुक्त सरकार बनाउन कुनै आपत्ति थिएन । तीनबुँदे सहमतिमा हामी प्रतिबद्ध छौं । तर माओवादी सहमति खोज्नुको साटो बैठकै बहिष्कार गरिरहेको छ ।
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अब फेरि सहमति तोडिने भयो त ?
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हाम्रो तर्फबाट कुनै पनि हालतमा तोडिँदैन । अहिले राष्ट्रिय सहमति अपरिहार्य छ । दिगो शान्ति लोकतन्त्रको संस्थागत विकास र एक वर्षभित्र संविधान निर्माण अहिलेको आवश्यकता हो । त्यसतर्फ हामी अडिग छौं । माओवादीले कांग्रेसलाई आरोप लगाएर पन्छन पाउँदैन ।
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माधव नेपालको राजीनामा आउँदै आउँदैन त ?
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हामीले कहाँ त्यसो भनेका छौँ र कांग्रेस अहिले पनि राष्ट्रिय संयुक्त सरकार बनाउने पक्षमै छ । तर पहिलो बुँदा कार्यान्वयन नभई तेस्रो नम्बरको बुँदा कार्यान्वयन हुँदैन । माओवादी बैठकमै आउन छाड्यो । हस्ताक्षर गर्ने अनि जिम्मेवारीबाट भाग्ने ?
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राष्ट्रिय संयुक्त सरकार बन्यो भने नेतृत्व कसले गर्छ ?
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तपाईं पनि माओवादीले जस्तै कुरा नगर्नोस् । अहिले त्यसको वातावरण बनेको छैन । अझै पनि माओवादी सेना हतियार र वाइसिएलसहित चुनावमा गएर सत्ता कब्जा गर्ने रणनीतिमा छ । तर त्यो दिवास्वप्नमात्र हो ।
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अबको सरकारको नेतृत्व कांग्रेसले गर्छ कि गर्दैन ?
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कांग्रेसका लागि सरकार गौण हो । कांग्रेस तीनवटा क्रान्तिको नेतृत्व गरेको पार्टी हो । अहिले हामीले शान्ति र संविधानलाई नै प्राथमिकता दिएका छौं ।
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अबको प्रधानमन्त्रीमा तपाईँको चर्चा छ नि ?
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मैले कहिल्यै पनि पदका लागि राजनीति गरिनँ । जहिले पनि लोकतन्त्र र सिस्टमका लागि लडेँ । किनभने लोकतन्त्र नै कांग्रेसको प्राणवायु हो ।
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तपाईं प्रधानमन्त्री बन्दैनबन्ने त ?
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प्रधानमन्त्री को बन्ने भन्ने ठूलो कुरै होइन । मुख्य कुरा थपिएको एक वर्षमा शान्ति र संविधान सुनिश्चित हुनुपर् यो ।
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नयाँ सरकारमा कांग्रेसको दाबी रहन्न ?
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त्यो अहिले भन्ने कुरा होइन । उपयुक्त समय आएपछि कांग्रेसले दाबी गर्न सक्छ । जिम्मेवारीबाट कांग्रेस भाग्दैन ।
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माधव नेपाल सरकारको आयु छोट्टिएको हो ?
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त्यो एम्ााले र एमालेका नेताहरुलाई नै सोध्नोस् । सरकारको भविष्य नै एमालेको हातमा छ । १४ जेठको सहमति कार्यान्वयन गरेर मात्र अघि बढ्न सकिन्छ ।
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सरकारबारे गठबन्धन दलहरुबीच समान धारणा छैन नि ?
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हाम्रो धारणामा कुनै फेरबदल छैन । हामी माओवादीसहितको सरकार बनाएर अघि बढ्न चाहन्छौं ।
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विदेशी चलखेल बढ्यो भन्छन् नि ?
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नेपालका लागि शान्ति महत्वपूर्ण छ । त्यसमा विदेशीले दिनेभनेको सद्भाव र समर्थन हो । विश्व समुदायको सहयोग र समर्थन लिएर हामी अघि बढ्छौं ।

Bhattarai's health condition deteriorates

Krishna Prasad Bhattarai has condition in deteriorating, reports Bimarsha weekly.Bhattarai who has not been able to walk for some years is NC's only living founding member. Bhattarai remained aloof of NC's politics after being dissatisfied with the party during the term of tripartite rule involving himself, Ganeshman Singh and Girija Prasad Koirala. He was admitted to Norvic Hospital in Thapathali on Thursday after his health condition deteriorated. According to hospital source, there are no indication of any danger. Doctors are optimistic that the current problem would end after some days' treatment. Many NC leaders and activists have visited the hospital to inquire about his health condition