Thursday, December 28, 2006

The Idea Of One Communist Party In Nepal


Maoists to leave Prachandapath for communist unity NepalNews Ram Bahadur Thapa a.k.a. Badal has said that the party is ready to leave its political line of Prachandapath for unity among all communist parties. ...... there is no need of being separate communist parties as they are one in certain principles ..... “We have proposed a new ideological base for unity.” ..... there is a need of forming republican front with non communist parties and unity among all communist parties. ...... elections of the constituent assembly may not be held in mid-June 2007 due to delay in promulgating interim constitution and forming interim government. ...... they have agreed to re-establish police posts only after formation of interim government, adding, “If the government does not move as per the agreement it might invite confrontation.”
I think that the idea is fabulous. I hope it gets carried out. The only founding principle can be that of one person, one vote. Hold unity talks, then organize a convention, and elect new leadership at all levels. Do it all in a transparent, democratic way.

This might do more to usher permanent peace in the country than even a Truth And Reconciliaiton Commission. (Land Reform, Truth And Reconciliation) This will also bring the Bahunbaad inside the UML, and the Pahadibaad inside the Maoist Party to an end, hopefully.

There are not enough Madhesis and Janajatis among the top leadership of the Maoists either. Matrika Prasad Yadav looks like were a token Madhesi. The anti-Madhesi prejudice in Nepal is so strong, not even PrachandaPath seems to have cured it. By fair estimates, at least a third of the Maoist central committee ought to have been Madhesi. Why the gap?

I have tried selling my प्रस्तािवत संिवधान to my Sadbhavana former colleagues. So far I have not even been able to engage them in a conversation on it, let alone sell it. They refuse to even take a look at the document, let alone express their disagreements with the specifics. They get stuck with the idea that I have no provision for separate states of the Terai.

A unification convention will also help the Maoists get rid of their unscientific nine state map without losing face. They can claim they ditched both PrachandaPath and the nine state map for the sake of party unification.

I have never thought highly of Girija Koirala. He is a conservative. He is never the source of new ideas. Instead he will do all to oppose new ideas for no other reason than that those are new ideas. He exemplifies the intellectual defensiveness of someone of mediocre intelligence. He has engineered enormous delays to the drafting of the interim constitution. The weird part is there is not an iota of difference between the initial first draft and the recent final draft. So what was he opposing?

If the communists were to unify, they will easily emerge the largest party in the interim parliament. When that happens, I will bet you a hundred rupees Prachanda will stake claim for the post of interim Prime Minister for that unified communist party, and legitimately so. That unified communist party could seek an alliance with other parties and go ahead and declare Nepal a republic even before the constituent assembly elections are held. Heck, if such an alliance had the required two-thirds majority, it could go for an interim federal structure as well.

This is getting interesting.

My primary interest by now with the Maoists in Nepal is China. I envision a China that is a federal, multi-party democracy where the Chinese Communist Party is still by far the largest party. I want the Chinese Communist Party to teach all countries in the Global South as to how to engineer double digit economic growth rates for the next few decades. And I want the best by Tibet. I am a Buddhist. Nepal is my fatherland, India is my country of birth and motherland, Tibet is my spiritual homeland.

If all communist parties in Nepal were to unify and become one party, all communist parties in India, including the Maoists there, are going to come under similar pressure. And if that materializes, nothing stops that unified Communist Party of India from emerging the largest party in India. You are looking at Prakash Karat for Prime Minister.

These Nepali Maoists are really after something big. But they are going to have to first adopt the basic premise of state funded political parties.

Laloo Yadav: Future Prime Minister Of India

This is what I propose to them: Janata Dal Constitution (August 8, 2005).

This should push all the non-communist parties in Nepal to similarly become one, and the Janata Dal Constitution would apply to them as well. And you will be looking at Nepal as a two party state in the framework of this प्रस्तािवत संिवधान. The only obvious roadblock is Girija. And there are people who think he is some kind of a hero. The guy simply needs to retire.

Welcome to the Asian Century.

Barack Hussein Obama And The White Boys In The Media

In The News

Eight-party leaders visit Nepalgunj; normalcy returns NepalNews the communal tension that gripped the mid-western town for nearly 48 hours since Tuesday morning. ..... Nepali Congress vice-chairman Sushil Koirala, CPN (UML) acting general secretary Amrit Bohara, Maoist spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara, vice-chairman of the People’s Front Lilamani Pokhrel and Nepal Workers and Peasants Party leader Prem Suwal visited parts of Nepalgunj that saw the worst violence on Tuesday and Wednesday. ...... Agriculture minister Mahantha Thakur and commerce minister and Nepal Sadbhwana Party leader Hridayesh Tripathi were also in Nepalgunj to assess the situation. ...... Thousands of people of different communities and political parties participated in a “goodwill and peace rally” organised by the CPN (Maoist) in the afternoon. ..... At least one person was killed and dozens others injured and properties worth millions of rupees were damaged in the violent clashes. Unruly mobs ransacked shops, burned down vehicles and the attacked local residents ....... anti-democratic elements were behind the riots
Parliament passes bill on voters list People's Front Nepal (PFN) faction led by Chitra Bahadur KC has opposed the bill saying it lacks provision to allow Nepalis living overseas to cast their vote in the upcoming Constituent Assembly elections.
Doctors end strike
PM cautions against regressive forces The premier said the Nepalgunj incident was very unfortunate and that it proved the presence of regressive elements in the country. .... marked the Nepalgunj incident as an eye-opener
JTMM kills one in Saptari Twenty members of JTMM, who came with arms in Bhardaha area of the district this morning, shot dead Arjun Phyual accusing him of plying vehicles along the Mahendra Highway, radio reports say. The Morcha has called a strike along the highway till December end.
DAO lifts curfew in Nepalgunj
No talks with refugees: Bhutan minister
Two billion rupees of Army Welfare Fund at risk: NRB
Maoists to leave Prachandapath for communist unity
Nepal, China agree to continue to discuss incompatibilities in border data
Team formed to recruit ex-Gurkhas
Curfew still on, senior leaders of eight parties to visit Nepalgunj
Govt forms probe commission on Nepalgunj unrest
Govt to form high-level panel to probe Nepalgunj riots
Punish culprits of rights violation to end impunity: Sundh
Curfew re-imposed in Nepalgunj; thousands join in peace rally a prescheduled all-party goodwill and peace rally, which was to be carried out during off-curfew hours ..... The Madhesi Mukti Morcha of the CPN (Maoist) has been carrying out a peace rally in Nepalgunj at the moment (3:00 pm), which is participated by thousands of people of all communities, religions and the political parties. ...... “We had organised bandh on Monday only. We have no involvement in the incidents of Tuesday,” said Hridayesh Tripathy, general secretary of NSP-A. Likewise, the party’s vice president Bharat Bimal Yadav said that his party couldn’t even think of disrupting communal harmony. ...... their demands of fresh demarcation of electoral constituencies based on population, introduction of federal system and land reform.
Government releases Rs 36 million for cantonment infrastructures

NEPAL: Government steps in to stop Nepalganj violence Reuters AlertNet, UK
Western Nepal Returns to Normality After Communal Clashes OhmyNews International
ADB to provide 32 mln USD for Nepal's education programs
People's Daily Online, China
Nepali govt to introduce Chinese language in school curriculum People's Daily Online The Nepali government is making preparation to include the Chinese language in the curriculum of nine grade to 12 level in schools ..... the government would support those institutions that initiate to provide learning opportunities of the Chinese language. .... "Now, the Chinese language is being taught in more than 2,000 universities of 86 countries all over the world"
Curfew lifted in west Nepal town after deadly clashes Hindustan Times, India
Curfew reimposed, security stepped up in west Nepal town International Herald Tribune
Curfew imposed in west Nepal town following clashes International Herald Tribune
Nepal doctors strike in hospitals BBC News
Doctors end strike Nepalnews.com
Nepal doctors strike over violence
Haveeru Daily, Maldives
Infiltration from Bangladesh, Nepal being plugged: army vice chief
Telugu Portal, India
One killed by Maoist renegades in Nepal, Indian hurt
Telugu Portal, India
Nepal-China joint study to confirm Everest's height
Gorkhapatra, Nepal
Nepal Maoists Lead Peace Rally in Riot-hit Town
Nepal human Rights News, Nepal
Maoists to work closely with police to control Nepalgunj unrest Kantipur Online

सरकारमा मुस्लिम प्रतिनिधित्व माग Kantipur
विद्यार्थीद्वारा राजमार्ग अवरोध
सद्भाव र्‍यालीमा हजारौं
ँएक वामका लागि प्रचण्डपथ त्याग्न तयार’
पुसभित्र चौकी पुनःस्थापना गर्न गृहमन्त्रीको निर्देशन
जाडो छल्न मुस्ताङको विद्यालय पोखरामा
वार्ताको आह्वान
सैनिकको तलब काट्न छाडियो
बन्द स्वास्थ्य सेवा
ओझेलमा मुक्तिसेनाका नायक
स्वास्थ्यसेवाका चुनौती
सनातन ऊर्जा आपर्ूर्ति

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

पहाडी मधेशी दंगा

पहाडी मधेशी दंगा, मधेशी जनजाित गठबंधन, र िनर्णायक, अिहंसात्मक अन्ितम अान्दोलनको खाँचो






नेपालगंजमा भएको पहाडी मधेशी दंगाको नैितक िजम्मेवारी मुख्य रूपले सयौं वर्षदेिख रहेको सामन्ती सामािजक िवद्वेशलाई जान्छ। त्यसको िजम्मेवारी महेन्द्रको बाङगोिटङगो तथाकिथत राष्ट्रवादलाई जान्छ जसले नेपालका मधेशीलाई नेपाली नै भन्ठान्दैन। र त्यसको िजम्मेवारी काँग्रेस र एमालेमा व्याप्त बाहुनवादलाई जान्छ जसले २०४६ पिछ िनरन्तर त्यही महेन्द्रवादी राष्ट्रवादलाई बढावा िदयो र अिहले पिन िदइराखेको छ। र केही हदसम्म त्यसको िजम्मेवारी सामािजक न्यायको पिवत्र अान्दोलनमा होिमएका ती नेताहरूलाई पिन जान्छ जसले अाफ्ना कार्यकर्ताहरूलाई िदनुपर्ने अिहंसाको प्रिशक्षण िदनबाट चुिकरहेका छन्। तर त्यस दंगाको व्यवहािरक िजम्मेवारी त स्थानीय प्रशासनलाई नै जान्छ। एउटा राजनीितक पार्टीको िवरोध कार्यक्रम समाप्त भइसकेको भोिलपल्ट शुरू भएको दंगामा स्थानीय गुण्डा, लफङगा, प्रितक्िरयावादीको हात रहेको स्पष्ट देिखन्छ।

र यस दंगाको िजम्मेवारी केही हदसम्म काठमाण्डुको बाहुनवादी िमिडयालाई पिन जान्छ। अप्िरल क्रान्ितको कर्णधार, एउटा िजम्मेवार राजनीितक पार्टीले िकन िवरोध गर्यो भनेर केलाउनु त परै जाअोस्, जनतालाई ती नया उठेका मुद्दाहरूबारे िशक्िषत गर्नु त परै जाअोस्, त्यो िवरोध कार्यक्रम समाप्त भइसकेको भोिलपल्ट शुरू भएको दंगाको िजम्मेवारी त्यस राजनीितक पार्टीको काँधमा थोपर्ने प्रयास भइराखेको देिखन्छ।

सद्भावना (अानन्दी) ले गरेको मधेश बन्द, त्योभन्दा केही अगािड पूर्वी नेपालमा जनजाितहरूले गरेको नौ िजल्ला बन्द अप्िरल क्रान्ितको दोस्रो अध्याय शुरू भएको शंखघोष हो, मधेशी जनजाित गठबंधन बन्ने प्रक्िरयाको शुरूवात हो। मधेशी जनजाित गठबंधन बनेपिछ नेपालको राजनीितमा तख्तापलट हुन्छ। अिहलेसम्म हामीलाई पिन अिधकार देउ, हामीलाई समानता देउ भन्दैअाएका मधेशी र जनजाित अाफै सत्तामा पुग्नेछन्, र हात थापेर माग्ने िवरोधको राजनीित समाप्त हुनेछ। अिधकार भनेको मागेर पाइने कुरा होइन, त्यो अार्जन गिरने कुरा हो। सत्ता र शक्ित भनेको मागेर पाइँदैन, त्यो िछन्नुपर्ने हुन्छ। शक्ित भनेको ब्यालट बाकसबाट अाउने कुरा हो। चतुर्याइकासाथ चुनावी समीकरण बनाएर चुनाव िजत्ने िकिसमले अगािड बढ्नुपर्ने हुन्छ।

देशमा १% ले ९९% मािथ शासन गिररहेको अवस्था िथयो। त्यो समाप्त भयो। अब २०%ले ८०% मािथ शासन गिररहेको अवस्था छ्। त्यसलाई पिन समाप्त गर्नुपर्छ।

मधेशी जनजाित गठबंधन बनाएर एउटा िनर्णायक, अिहंसात्मक अन्ितम अान्दोलन गर्नुपर्ने खाँचो छ। यो संिवधान सभाको चुनाव हुन लागेको होइन, यो दमजम अान्दोलन हुन लागेको हो। अप्िरल क्रान्ित सडकबाट सरेर संसदमा पुग्यो, त्यहाँ गएर केही सेलायो, िदगभ्रिमत भयो, अब त्यो क्रान्ित संसदबाट फेिर सडकमा जान्छ, र सडकबाट ब्यालट बाकसमा। तर यो क्रान्ित पूर्ण रूपले अिहंसात्मक हुनुपर्छ। िहंसामा उत्िरएको क्रान्ित क्रान्ित नै होइन। कार्यकर्ताहरूलाई सडकमा अोराल्नुभन्दा पिहले अिहंसाको प्रिशक्षण िदइनुपर्छ। यो क्रान्ित केही हदसम्म सत्तामा रहेका बाहुनहरू िवरूद्ध अवश्य हो, तर यो प्रमुख रूपले जनताको राजनीितक चेतना जगाउने क्रान्ित हो। जुलुस िनकाल्नु अगािड स्थानीय प्रशासनलाई पूर्वसुिचत गरेर संयोजनमा गएको राम्रो। तोडफोड भनेको गर्नै हुँदैन। िहंसामा उत्िरनै हुँदैन। सडकमा उत्िरएका राजनीितक कार्यकर्तालाई स्थानीय प्रहरीले सुरक्षा प्रदान गर्नुपर्छ।

सयौं वर्ष पुरानो सामन्तवादलाई समाप्त पार्नुपर्छ। हजारौं वर्ष पुरानो बाहुनवादलाई
समाप्त पार्नुपर्छ।

सद्भावना रोडम्याप
नेपालमा दमजम अान्दोलनको अावश्यकता
नेपालमा संसारको नम्बर एक लोकतन्त्रको स्थापना हुन सक्छ
राजतन्त्र, बाहुनवाद र भर्ष्टाचार समाप्त पारौं
राजतन्त्र, बाहुनवाद र भर्ष्टाचार समाप्त पारौं
प्रस्तािवत संिवधान
वीपी र िगिरजाको कहानी
िगिरजा, माधव, प्रचण्ड सब एक जैसे हैं
Rajendra Mahto: नागरिकता विधेयक खोतल्दा
नेपालको अन्तरिम संविधान
नेपाली कांग्रेसको संविधान मस्यौदा
माओवादीको संविधान मस्यौदा
मधेशीसँग संख्या छ, शिक्त छैन
डा. कटक मल्ल: सुन्दर, शान्त र शिष्ट नेपालको निर्माणका लागि
ितमीले देखाइ िदयौ
कर्फ्यु तोड्न आह्वान गर्नेले
जाउलो खाएर क्रान्ित गर
जनआन्दोलनको कार्यक्रम
क्रान्ितलाई नबुझ्नु, बुझ पचाउनु
ये तो क्रान्ित है
यो सडक ितम्र्ो हो
हृदयेश त्रिपाठी: मधेसी समस्या र राज्यको पुनर्संरचना
संघीय गणतन्त्र
कांग्रेसले रोज्नुपर्ने बाटो
अहिंसाका प्रश्न
डा बाबुराम भट्टराईलाई शान्तिको सन्देश
डा बाबुराम भट्टराई: आन्दोलनको उत्कर्ष र त्रस्त सत्ता
मधेशी अधिकारको कुरामा पहाडीहरुको सहभागीता
प्रवासी नेपाली: "नैतिक समर्थन कायम राख्दै भौतिक समर्थन थप्ने।"
भूपि शेरचन, गोपालप्रसाद रिमाल, प्रवर जिसी
मधेशी पहचान
देशव्यापी पम्फलेटिङ
प्रहार गरिहालौं
अइ आन्दोलनमें मधेशी अधिकारके बात
लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नै किन?
चुनाव बहिष्कार बाहेक विकल्प छैन: सात दल


In The News

NSP (A) disowns role in Nepalgunj riot; parties call for restraint NepalNews
Government alert to maintain law and order in Nepalgunj, says Home Minister
Koirala appreciates NA's role in peacekeeping
Nepalgunj curfew extended, one killed
Maoists oppose govt decision to re-establish police posts
Stray bomb kills two in Morang
Maoist excesses still ongoing; Locals protest Maoist act
Protesting NSP (A) cadres manhandle journalists
Curfew imposed in Nepalgunj
Govt to mobilise teams for distributing citizenship certificates
Judiciary faced pressure from royal regime: Ex-acting CJ

Regional riots in Nepal border town despite curfew Reuters AlertNet, UK
Nepal`s PM Koirala cancels King`s vacation Zee News
Isolated Nepal king forced to cancel holiday Reuters AlertNet
NEPAL: Maoists continue to violate peace agreement - activists
Reuters AlertNet, UK
Curfew imposed in western Nepal town
Zee News, India
Curfew Imposed In Western Nepal Town Following Ethnic Clashes Playfuls.com For the first since King Gyanendra relinquished political power in April, the interim civilian government Tuesday imposed a curfew in a western Nepal town following clashes between two ethnic groups.... some hill people who live in the city accused ethnic Indians of vandalizing shops and destroying property during the strike. ...... Transport operators obstructed traffic Tuesday on the main east-west Mahendra highway to protest vandalism on vehicles during Monday's strike. ..... They alleged that Nepal Sadbhabana Party members vandalized more that 25 vehicles during the strike Monday. ....... The operators vowed to continue obstructing traffic on the road until compensation is paid for the damaged vehicles and to more than 10 passengers who were injured.
NSP-A strike cripples life in southern Nepal People's Daily Online
Curfew imposed in Nepal's Nepalgunj town DailyIndia.com
Curfew imposed in west Nepal town following clashes
International Herald Tribune, France several people were injured and several houses were set on fire ..... People from surrounding mountainous areas clashed with local people in Nepalgunj ..... the situation was tense and police had been mobilized, but had not been able to control the situation.

Curfew extended indefinitely amid escalating violence in Nepalgunj Kantipur a rising tide of communal tensions in Nepalgunj. ....... At least one person has been killed and more then 20 others injured in clashes that ensued between hooligans. It is not immediately known as to who is leading the unruly activities. ....... Tensions rose following a scuffle that ensued on Monday between Madheshis (people from Terai region) and Pahades (people from Hilly region) during a Madhesh banda (general strike) called by Nepal Sadbhawana Party (Anandidevi) (NSP-A). ...... Chief District Officer Tilak Raj Sharma ..... Leaders of the eight parties, including CPN-Maoist said some who wish to jeopardize the peace and establishment of Loktantra, have fueled the fire to deteriorate the situation. ....... Rampant lootings ensued after the violent activities went out of control. Nearly a dozen shops and houses at BP Chowk have been set ablaze. ....... Both sides, however, defied the curfew order as they continued their agitation on the streets. ........ major political parties including Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, NC-D, Jana Morcha Nepal, NSP-A, CPN-Maoist have appealed the locals to show restraint and to prevent the situation from worsening. ...... The NSP-A today decided to take moral responsibility for the vandalism that ensued during their strike yesterday
520 mobile teams to issue citizenship 520 mobile teams to distribute citizenship certificates in all 75 districts of the country starting January 15 ..... teams are to fan out to villages across the country ...... to be mobilized for two months ...... individuals can, for the first time in the history of Nepal, acquire citizenship of the country by virtue of their mothers' Nepali citizenship ...... each team would comprise seven civil service employees including a gazetted officer ....... A district will have a maximum of 15 and a minimum of two mobile teams ...... after an 11-year hiatus ...... "Besides issuing citizenship certificates, the mobile teams are to collect the names of those below 16 years of age and those who are away from their villages and have not yet acquired citizenship certificates"
Maoist extortion drive on
राजाको भ्रमण रोकें ः प्रधानमन्त्री
संविधानसभा निर्वाचन तयारी
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जनजातिले संविधान जलाए आफ्ना मागहरूलाई सम्बोधन नगरेको आरोप लगाउँदै आदिवासी जनजातिहरूले सोमबार सात दल र माओवादीले सहमति गरेको अन्तरिम संविधान जलाएका छन् । ..... संविधानको विरोधमा उनीहरूले माइतीघरमा आधा घन्टा चक्काजामसमेत गरे । उनीहरूले प्रधानमन्त्री गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइरालालाई सोमबार बिहान ज्ञापनपत्र बुझाउँदै त्रिभाषिक नीति -नेपाली, मातृभाषा र अंग्रेजी) अपनाउनुपर्ने, राष्ट्रिय जनावर, झन्डा, रङ फेर्नुपर्नेलगायत माग राखेका छन् । ...... 'यसले आदिवासी जनजातिको अधिकारलाई स्थापित गर्न सकेको छैन,' नेपाल आदिवासी जनजाति महासंघका सचिव लक्की शेर्पाले भने- 'संविधानमा कतिपय धाराहरू आदिवासी जनजाति र महिलाको अधिकारलाई कुण्ठित गर्ने खालका छन् ।' यसअघि नै महासंघ र सात राजनीतिक दल सम्बद्ध आदिवासी जनजाति संयुक्त संघर्ष समितिले आन्तरिम संविधानका केही धाराहरूप्रति असहमति जनाउँदै विरोध गरेको थियो । 'हामीले यो अवस्थाका लागि आन्दोलन गरेका होइनौं, लोकतान्त्रिक आन्दोलन जातीय, भाषिक र क्षेत्रीय संघीय गणतन्त्रका लागि गरेका थियौं,' महासंघका अर्का सचिव पासाङ शेर्पाले भने- 'आन्दोलन सफल भएर बालुवाटार छिरेपछि नेताहरूले फे रि धोका दिएका छन् ।' ....... कार्यक्रममा महासंघका सल्लाहकार बालकृष्ण माबुहाङले अन्तरिम संविधानमा अन्तरनिहित आदिवासी जनजातिविरोधी धाराहरू परिमार्जन नगरिएसम्म आन्दोलन जारी राख्नुपर्ने बताए । अधिकारकर्मी मल्लके सुन्दरले आदिवासी जनजातिहरूले अब तेस्रो आन्दोलन गर्नुपर्ने बताए । 'हामीले निरन्तर आन्दोलन गर्‍यौं तर यो राज्यले हाम्रा माग सुनेन,' उनले भने- 'हामीले अब छुट्टै आन्दोलनको सुरुवात गर्नुपर्छ ।'
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Maoists Begin 4-day Meet in Kavre Himalayan Times Six conflict experts of South Asia and a dozen Maoist central members including chairperson Prachanda, senior leader Dr Baburam Bhattarai, chief of Bagmati Zonal Bureau and representative of International department, Agni Sapkota alias Kanchan, are attending ..... representatives to be included in the interim parliament and government from Bagmati Zone will be selected
One killed, 20 hurt in Nepalgunj 17-year-old Nafij Khan of Puraina – 2 Nepalgunj, Nadir Khan of Nepalgunj — 4, 18-year-old Mansi of Nepalgunj — 5 have sustained bullet injuries. ..... The demonstrators blocked fire brigade vehicles of Nepalgunj Airport on the road. ....... an all-party meeting here today to get control over the worsening situation ..... the government will recruit the retired Gurkha soldiers of British and Indian armies for monitoring and management of arms within three days. ..... the Maoists have not expressed any objection to the government restoring police posts; so it will be done within the stipulated time.