Kathmandu, Dec 26, Former prime minister and chairman of UCPN-Maoist party Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ Monday said that Nepal would follow its own model of communism that would be different from any other model of communism in the world.
Reiterating that an imitation of communism was not applicable in Nepal as a communist revolution was known for its originality in a particular nation, he said that Nepal would follow its own type of communism of its time.
"We cannot repeat the earlier revolution but we can enhance the earlier ones that alone may pay respect to Mao’s theory of communism," he said.
According to him, imitation of communism of other countries would be against the Marxism theory.
"Some leaders in Nepal are also trying to follow Marxist theories that are practiced in other nations, and that is not decent," he added.
Addressing a prize distribution function in the capital, Dahal vowed to work for the settlement of the disputes that surrounded the peace and constitution making processes and those among or within the major political parties.
"I must carry the burden of settling disputes regarding the peace process and constitution making process as I’ve been given historical obligation to settle them," chairman Dahal said.
In the function, commenting on the book Urgen ko Ghoda, written by literary figure Yug Pathak, Minister for Culture, Constituent Assembly, Federal Affairs and Parliament Gopal Kirati said that the book portrayed the 10-year People’s War as the Anido Pahad Sangai written by Parijat and Naya Ghar written by Aahuti had portrayed the revolutions of 2036 and 2046 BS respectively.
At the function, writer Khagendra Sangraula also commented on the book.
Meanwhile, UCPN-Maoist general secretary Ram Bahadur Thapa said that the people were worried whether the Maoists would turn out to be a party like Nepali Congress and CPN-UML by giving up issues related to nationality and rights of the oppressed, marginalized and backward community, class and gender.
"The Maoists were born out of the deviation of the NC and UML by upholding the nationalist and revolutionary political lines. Hence, the people do
not want us to be like the old parties," Thapa observed addressing a cultural program organized by Maoist Newa State Committee on 119 Mao Anniversary here ate Basantapur Durbar Square.
Saying that an intense discussion was going on in his party about peace, constitution and government, the general secretary of the main ruling
party stated that the people had the desire to see the Maoists united giving continuity to its path of change and progress.
"If the new constitution fails to provide complete autonomy to the oppressed people, nationalities for strengthening internal nationality, it would be unacceptable," he predicted.
He said that there was a need of a consensus government in the leadership of patriotic and the nationalist forces. "The present government is not leading the tasks of peace and constitution properly."
Maoist standing committee member Netra Bikram Chand warned that the people would raise guns again if the new constitution did not ensure the rights of the oppressed people.
"Our thought group in our party is not against peace and constitution. But we want that the peace and the constitution should be for the vast majority of the people, not only for the handful of the elite," he said.
Realising that the internal strife in the Maoists had mad the people worried and hopeless, the Maoist leader, who is close to the dissenting faction, said, "Revolutionaries never become hopeless, they try to find solution to every hopeless situation."
He blamed the party leadership for cheating the party rank and file. "Our leadership has forgotten its pledges it made during the Chunwang meeting, that we were coming to Kathmandu to establish the state power of the people but now it is saying that such a state is impossible for now."
Meanwhile, CPN-ML also marked the day and its own 34th anniversary by organizing a programme in Kathmandu.
Addressing the function, ML general secretary CP Mainali stressed the need of unity among the communist parties to institutitonalise the republican setup.
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