KATHMANDU, JULY 3
The participants at the central committee meeting of the CPN-Maoist Centre have stressed the need to wipe out organisational anarchy which they said had plagued the party.
Although the party statute has provided that the party picks office bearers as senior vice-chairperson, vice-chairperson, general secretary, secretary and treasurer, it has not been implemented in practice. The leaders speaking in the meeting demanded that the leadership implement the provisions of the party statute.
Bagmati Province Chairperson of the party, Saral Sahayatri Poudel, said a clear work plan is necessary to give final shape to the central working committee and the party's departments.
In the beginning of the meeting that kicked off at Kamaladi today, Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal administered the oath of office and secrecy to the central members nominated in the committee.
He informed that the CC meeting was pondering nine agendas.
While presenting details on provinces, chairperson of province committee, Jagat Simkhada, lambasted the party policy of electoral alliance.
He worried that forging alliance would efface party identity. He said that the NC took advantage of the alliance made for the May 13 local level election. He sought honesty from the alliance partners in terms of election.
Dahal presented a brief 10- page political report in the meeting, which included the policy, plan and programmes the party should adopt for the coming days.
In the report, Dahal argued that the political forces which tried to corner Maoist Centre in the election were themselves defeated. It is a signal that the Maoist Centre will emerge a powerful party again. "Realising the election message, we need to devote to making the next election more successful," he added.
He however said the existing alliance would be strengthened to ensure more seats in the coming federal and provincial elections.
Presenting the fact that the present changes were made possible due to the base of people's war and integration of the people's movements, the meeting concluded that Dahal should prepare outline for 'New Nepal' that is prosperous and developed on the basis of social justice.
Dahal's's report stated that manifesto for upcoming election would be prepared after holding consultations with experts.
Furthermore, the report also included agendas such as issuing manifestos in provinces and federal level for upcoming provincial and federal elections with people's participation, collecting and analysing data related to constituency, mobilising all central members for election with distinct division of works and winning the election as per people's expectations after mobilizing organizations.
He hinted at prospects of electoral alliances, unity and cooperation among the leftists parties in a new way. He appraised the meeting that general discussions were held towards that end as well.
The report also incorporates issues, such as protecting constitution and collaborating with the forces protesting regressive forces and calling for convention of women's organisation and youth organisation of the party, such as Young Communist League among others.
He said his party was the most sincere one when it came to forging alliances. According to him, the fascination towards his party was intact in rural areas.
A version of this article appears in the print on July 4, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
