Posted by: Bhrasta_Netaa February 21, 2005
For a Democratic Republic of Nepal
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The Maoists sold the slogan of equality and justice and self-rule (autonomy) to different dis-advantaged ethnic groups, therefore drawing large number of recruits from these disadvantaged ethnic groups. In the western section of Nepal the Maoist war effort is driven by Magars, kamis, damais etc. Tharus have driven the Maoist war effort In the south-west and mixed group of Madeshi and other groups in south-east. Tamangs and other groups in the central region and Kirats in the east. No matter what type of political game does Gynendra play in Kathmandu with the Maoists leadership and Gynendra's international allies. The different ethnic groups that have supported the Maoist war effort at different levels really dont care if the Maoist leadership make any deal with Gynendra or not. If they do not get anything close to what they have promised to by the Maoists leadership at the begining of war. They will abandon the Maoist leadership and keep fighting. Therefore simply appeasing the Maoist leadership into agreeing to some peace deal by Gynendra will not mean the end of the war. By now it has become more and more clear that the way of Maoist organization is controlled has undergone great transformation. By reading the interviews of the Maoist frontline fighters with independent Nepali journalists during 2003 ceasefire it has become clear that the orders and directives given by their highest leaders are routinely dismissed as useless and unrealistic probably because the fighters on the ground know about the axact situation on the ground much more than any of their higher political leaders hiding somewhere far outside the country. Which gives the local and regional commanders unusally great flexibility to decide what to do and what not to do and when to do and when not to do with unimaginably little intereference from their political leadership giving them far greater independence. Probably that is the reason why, the many foreign tourists who were issued "War Tax" receipt when visiting specific area, the Maoists incharge of that area told the tourists that perticular "War Tax" receipt is valid "ONLY" within the area assigned to that specific band of Maoists. This situation creates a great ease for regional and local Maoist commanders while the same thing creates great difficulty for the Maoist leadership when making important political decisions as they have to seek acknowledgement and approval from the lower level of the organizational structure. The Maoist Leadership can choose to do it without the approval of the lower level of the party but it will definately alieniate the foot soldiers, local commander and the regional commanders who do the actual fighting on the ground. Definately the highest level of Maoist leadership doesnt want revolt within the organization. Therefore now the highest level of Maoist leadership is more or less confined to the job of "coordination" and "maintaining and establishing" new relationships with the foreign allies of Maoists while the local and regional commanders run more independent. lThis situation creates great difficulty for the Maosit leadership whenever there is a talk of peace deal with Gynendra because the Maoist organization is now controled "Bottom to top" rather than " Top to bottom" . Finishing off the Maoists means killings of large number of people belonging to different disadvantaged ethnic groups which are primary driving force of the Maoist fighting machine. This act will definately set the pre-text for another civil war in the next generation to come. The complexity of making a political solution is much more deeper than simply putting Baburam and Prachanda into making a peace deal with Gynendra. In fact Baburam and Prachanda are not even important players anymore as they themselves had once imagined at the begining of the war.
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