India imposed a blockade: Bijukakchaya

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 7 March: A nationalist, communist leader from Bhaktapur said India imposed a blockade and disrupted exports of POL products to draw water concessions and not help conduct assembly elections through government/ terai accord.
“Only one word was changed in the agreement with Madesh front. How did the government decide on something seven parties hadn’t agreed on? Why did the prime minister sign’ Nepal Majdoor Kishan Party Chairman Narayanman Bijukakchaya asks in Samya newsmagazine.
He revealed leaders of seven parties at a meeting earlier agreed there was Indian intervention when SD Muni, a front for the government of India, advocated one Madesh, one province in meetings with Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal and Maoist Chairman Prachanda.
Bijukakachaya has opposed the government, front accord.
“What province will now be formed won’t be decided by the desires of leaders here; it will now depend on Indian desire,” he said in reply to another question. ‘India can do anything it pleases.”
He charged: India always plays a dangerous game. Even now, India is trying to fish in troubled waters by inciting the king and political parties.
He charged India for imposing a blockade during the 16-day movement of the terai front.
‘A blockade is some form of declaration of war,” the Bhaktapur communist leader said.
Five days before the agreement to end the strike and blockade, seven parties concluded the disruption of supply of POL products through Raraul ‘ was a blockade’.
An appeal to the international against India was also discussed, Bijukakchaya revealed and alternative source for POL imports from China was discussed.
The Bhaktapur communist chieftan argued India may have imposed the oil blockade to get the 401 MW Arun-III now contracted to India by the Koirala government immediately after the government/ front agreement.
Bijukakchaya said ‘widespread mistakes’ have been made in the government, terai agreement.
“How will the parties that committed mistakes take it? Relations with them will be established on that basis,” Bijukakchaya said on the future of the seven-party alliance.
The Bhaktapur communist leader disagreed when told by a reporter there was no alternative to the agreement with the terai leaders to hold assembly elections.
“That’s absolutely wrong because are you going to leave the country for constituent assembly elections. Which is bigger--the election or the country? What’s the use of elections without the nation?”
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