Mohan Baidya Kiran warns repetition of Chile, Indonesia in Nepal; urges revolt for people’s republic

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 22 Nov: Hard-line CPN (Maoist) Organization Chief Mohan Baidya Kiran warned a Chile or an Indonesia will be repeated in Nepal and called for an immediate enforcement of a had-line communist people’s republic through revolt.
Nearly 1,200 national delegates split into 21 groups Saturday and began discussing in camera Saturday Kiran’s proposal.
A separate group is discussing PLA integration into Nepal Army whose mass incorporation in state security agencies is opposed not only by main opposition Nepali Congress but also by coalition partners of the CPN (Maoist).
An alternative moderate proposal of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda proposes a transitional republic to consolidate the gains through the overthrow of monarchy in April 2005 and the declaration of a republic by the CA this year.
Kiran warned without declaration and adoption of ‘revisionist tendencies’ Chile and Indonesia will repeat itself even after Maoists won the 10 April CA elections leading to the formation of a Maoist-led government.
The Allende left government was toppled by Pinochet and the military crushed a communist movement in Indonesia.
The groups will assemble for a plenary session Sunday to decide whether to opt for Kiran’s or Prachanda’s proposal.
The inconclusive central committee meeting referred the the ‘great debate’ in the party Friday to the national meet.
Addressing the meet Friday, Prachanda said efforts by ‘enemies’ to ‘split and weaken’ the party won’t succeed while calling for ‘corrections’ of ‘mistakes and weaknesses’.
“Our party is moving ahead very strangely’” Prachanda said and added,” Right now, it looks like the ship is sinking.”
Prachanda championed a transitional federal democratic republic without which a constitution can’t be drafted and the PLA won’t be integrated in the Nepal Army.
Opinion was equally divided in the 35-memebr central commitee.
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Nepali Congress head office telephone lines cutoff; dues not paid

Kathmandu, 22 Nov: All telephone connections at the head office of Nepali Congress have been curt off, Bal Krishna Adhikari reports in Naya Patrika.
Nepal Telecom disconnected four connections four days ago after dues weren’t paid.
“We were forced to cutoff the lines after dues weren’t settled despite repeated requests,” a official of Nepal Telecom said.
Rs 36,454.31 is due.
The telephone connection of Congress founding member Krishna Prasad Bhattarai has also been cut off for non-payment of bills.
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Bamjan again goes into retreat

Kathmandu, 22 Nov: Ram Bahadur Bamjan is again going into retreat from Saturday, his elder sister Raj Kumari told thousands local and foreign devotees in Bara, Naya Patrika reports from Bara.
He emerged from a long meditation 25 Kartik [10November].
He gave his blessings during a last discourse Friday for 10 minutes.
Nearly 10,000 devotees listened to him since he
surfaced from the Halkhoriya jungle.
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“New government has been formed. But local bodies are without elected officials. That’s why Nepalis don’t feel they are running the administration.”

(Visiting Bhutanese Communications Minister Nanda Lal Rai speaking in Nepalgunj, Naya Patrika, 22 Nov.)
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