Matrika announces split Kantipur Report KATHMANDU, Feb 11 - Politburo member of Unified CPN (Maoist) Matrika Prasad Yadav on Tuesday said he would reconstitute CPN (Maoist) party as the Maoist leadership had sidelined revolutionaries and brought in 'opportunists' into the party. “I am the only one of the former 35-member central committee at the moment, and I will announce the formation of CPN (Maoist) tomorrow,” said Yadav. “The rest of the structure will follow after the developments.” Wednesday is the eve of the 14th anniversary of People’s War the Maoists fought against the state till 2006. The CPN (Maoist) merged with CPN-Ekata Kendra (Masal) on Jan. 13 and became Unified CPN (Maoist). On Sep. 19, 2008, Yadav resigned as Minister for Land Reform and Management accusing the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum and CPN (UML) of being anti-people parties. He refused to apologise for his unruly behaviour in recapturing land in Siraha district by marshalling his cadres even after police freed the land from Maoist cadres. The Maoist Central committee had demanded he apologise for the act. Instead he quit his ministerial post. “The Chief of Army Staff does not listen to the Defence Ministry and the same is happening in other places as well," said Yadav. "Corruption is everywhere — be it in political appointments or anywhere — Maoists should have stopped that." “I feel I need to reconstitute a party in order to make the people-oriented revolution a success,” said Yadav. “The party was earlier the most democratic one, but it is now only in name, not in practice.” Yadav expressed dissatisfaction over the Maoist leadership’s negligence of the Madhesh issues. “I drafted a complete report on what the party’s stance should be on the Madhesh issue, but the party chairman did not pay heed to it.” Party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal had said on Jan. 30, at a discussion to formulate a party policy on 'Madhesh issue’ that the party had no intention of taking action against politburo member Matrika Yadav, who had announced on Jan. 11, he would form a separate party. Dahal had said efforts were on to bring him within the party fold.