Posted by: Sahayatri February 9, 2005
Cogress to Join Maoist
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Reminders of recent attitude of Nepali Congress and UML towards Maoist Main Agenda of Constituent Assembly that took more than 10,000 lives in Nepal. The following news cutting is cited from the article "The Forgotten Civil War-New Hope for an End to the Nepalese Maoist Rebellion?" by Tilak P. Pokharel, World Press Review correspondent,Kathmandu, Nepal,Feb. 8, 2003. ------------- This time around, Nepal?s largest political parties at least seem more inclined to consider the possibility. Though the issue has since split Nepal?s two primary parties, Narahari Acharya, a leader of Nepal?s largest political party, the Nepali Congress (NC), told reporters, ?Going for a constituent assembly is the only possible solution to the situation of violence and unrest.? Madhav Kumar Nepal, general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal?Unified Marxist and Leninist (CPN-UML) told reporters, ?We don?t rule out the possibility of constituent assembly if it will afford a better way out of the current crisis.? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------(Here, I SUSPECT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THEIR TONE MIGHT BE CHANGED AND START SUPPORTING ALL THE WAYOUT OF THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT, WE CAN'T SAY THEY WON'T DO IT) As quickly became apparent the next day, however, not everyone is sold on the idea. NC President Girija Prasad Koirala feared the country?s ?two armed forces [the army and the Maoist rebels] would come together against the democratic forces.(SURPRISINGLY, NOW THE NEPALI CONGRESS IS WILLING TO JOIN MAOIST TO FIGHT AGAINST PRESENT FORCE) ? What to believe and what not to ????????????????????????????????????????????. I think, we should take these things very seriously and carefully to understand the language of politics.........
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