MAOIST CENTRAL COMMITTEE CONTINUES MEET

MAOIST CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEET CONTINUES FOR SECOND DAY

Kathmandu, 24 April: Maoist central committee meet continues for the second consecutive day Sunday to discuss two separate and different perceptions on future party strategy for adoption to ultimately attain a communist state in the Himalayan state on the southern lap of Tibet.
An amended political perception of Chairman Prachanda—a view close of Vic-chairman Dr. Baburam Bhattarai considered a ‘liberal’ in he largest an mainstream communist party—urges ‘temporary suspension’ adopting constitution drafting and concluding the delayed peace process and main priority.
A second proposal proposed another Vice-chairman and hardliner Mohan Baidya pushes people’s revolt along with constitution drafting and peace process adopted by the party Palungtar plenum nearly one year ago.
Baidya loyalists argue a central committee can’t change a policy adopted by a plenum.
Prachanda switched his previous hard-line stance as the party is certain to miss the second 28 May deadline to promulgate a constitution to institutionalize a declared republic.
Politburo members will present their views Sunday after the last standing committee member Barsha Man Pun presents his view first.
NC Spokesman Arjun Narsingh KC Saturday welcomed the changed Prachand assistance.
“But why only suspension of people’s revolt. It should be scrapped,” he said.
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HOUSE OF ABDUCTOR ATTACKED

Kathmandu, 24 April: The house of an abductor of a five-year-old boy from Kohalpur was attacked and damaged by irate residents of in the far-West Banke.town Saturday evening.
The house belonged to Ram Baran Gupta who helped transport the boy across the border to India.
Bhagwadin Burma, 21,was identified as the abductor, according to police.
Sushanta Adhikari was freed Saturday in a joint Nepal/India police operation across the border in Nanpara.
A Rs. 200,000 ransom was paid, according to police.
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ANOTHER GRUESOME TERAI MURDER

Kathmandu, 24 April: The bruised body of Pawan Mahoto, 22, an Indian national from Berauna in Bihar, was found Saturday along a river at Kishannagar in Mohottari.
Thakku Mahato has been arrested to probe possible murder charge.
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SIXTH LOKTANTRA DAY BEING OBSERVED

Kathmandu, 24 April: The sixth Loktantra Divas is being celebrated Sunday as a public holiday.
The day marks the end of direct rule; 19 persons were killed in the movement leading to the collapse of the rule; the movement was launched by seven parliamentary parties and Maoists.
Kamal Thapa, home minister during the royal regime, has revealed King Gyanendra’s royal address five years ago restoring a dead parliament that had completed its five-year elected mandate was an understanding between the king and popular movement forces
The address, Thapa said, was ‘a declaration prepared by forces of the movement’,
“It was an understanding for a new constitution prepared by a constituent assembly,” the current chairman of conservative RPP-Nepal said.
Such as assembly, Thapa said according to the understanding, would be elected making ‘multi-party democracy, constitutional democracy the bases under the 1990 constitution’.
Thapa added in an article in Annapurna Post entitled; Th Road Was Wrong After 11 Baishak: ‘But unfortunately the road adopted by travelers of the movement after Baishak 11 and the ideas and concepts of a new Nepal they attempted to enforce were defective.
‘As a result, the country is on an opposite journey than the one perceived in the address.”
Maoists haven’t been integrated into states security agencies and resettled, a constitution to institutionalize a declared republic hasn’t been promulgated and political uncertainly amid economic chaos prevail.
NC is holding nation-wide public programmes Sunday to push peace and constitution drafting.
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MAOIST INTEGRATION FOR POLITICL CRISIS RESOLUTION: DEUBA

Kathmandu, 24 April: Senior leader of Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba said way out of the present political crisis has to be discovered by integrating People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants and promulgating a democratic constitution, RSS reports.

He said this while speaking at a function organised by Karnali State Integrated Development Society to release a book written by litterateur Moti Raj Bam. A democratic constitution has to be promulgated by making the Maoist party weaponless, he said.

NC Central leader Arjung Narsingh KC said Congress will not accept any totalitarian rule in the name of people’s democracy.

On the occasion, Deuba released the book “Karnali Ko Lookjeevan” written by Bam. He also honoured Chhetra Bahadur Seejwal, Motiraj Bam, Basanti Sahi, Kaviraj Karki, Suresh Sahi and Bimal Dangi for their contribution to culture, literature and art sectors.
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ATTEMPT TO TOPPLE GOVT.WON’T SUCCEED: PM
Kathmandu, 24 April: Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal has said that no conspiracy to bring down the present government would be successful, RSS reports.
Speaking at a gathering held at the CPN-UML Headquarters on Saturday, Prime Minister Khanal, who is also Chairman of the CPN-UML, said the government would remain focused on completing the responsibility of peace and constitution.

He also declared that preparations were being made for making a special announcement within a few weeks with concrete basis for concluding the peace process.

A courageous step would be taken to unravel the knot of the deadlock created since the seven-point agreement with Maoist Chairman Prachanda, he added.

On the occasion, the UML Chairman also released the mouthpiece bulletin of the UML Liaison Special Coordination Committee and a book 'What communists want?' by Giriraj Bhandari.
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TRADE, COMMERCE, ECONOMY

CITIZENS BANK RECORDS Rs. 174.3M Q3 PROFIT

Kathmandu, 24 April: Citizens Bank International Ltd. earned a Rs.174.3 million net profit in Q3 of the current fiscal year ending 13 April 2011.
The bank recorded a Rs. 140.7 million in the corresponding previous year quarter.
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THAILAND’S SAMITIVEJ HOSPITAL IN NEPAL

Kathmandu, 24 April: Thailand’s Samitivej Hospital has teamed up with Nepali partners to launch Grande International Hospital at Dhapasi and will be operational from April 2012.
An agreement was signed Saturday in the capital by promoters.
Many Nepalis go to the Bangkok-based hospital for advanced treatment.
The 14-storied hospital over 23 ropanis will have eight operation theatres.
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HARDLINERS BASH DAHAL

Kathmandu, 24 April: UCPN (Maoist) leaders from the party hard-line faction strongly objected to the political document presented by Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal who has proposed deferring the line of revolt and focusing on peace and constitution, Republica reports.

“The new proposal amounts to surrender to regressive forces,” a leader quoted Dev Gurung as saying. He appeared more aggressive than any other leader who spoke on Saturday.

Gurung also accused Dahal of quitting the party´s vital stances since he became the coordinator of the subcommittee of the CA´s Constitutional Committee.
Similarly, Netra Bikram Chand argued that there was no need to change the party´s line of revolt. “There are no fundamental changes in the objective reality since the Palungtar plenum. So it is wrong to change the line of revolt,” a leader quote Chand as saying.

Chand, who is close to Baidya and is an ardent advocate of revolt, was gentle in his voice but heavily criticized Dahal for changing the line.

CP Gajurel was also very critical of Dahal. “Though we cannot fix a point of time for a revolt, there is no alternative to a revolt. So the party should make preparations and wait for an opportune time,” a leader quoted Gajurel as saying. Gajurel, who is also from Baidya camp, said that the party should formulate policy and programs aimed at achieving the revolutionary goals set ahead of the ´people´s war.

On the other hand, party vice-chairman Dr Baburam stated that he fully supports Dahal´s proposal, and added that the party now needs a new set of leadership on various fronts to implement the party´s programs.

General Secretary Ram Bahadur Thapa lent support to Dahal, but demanded that the chairman also bring out programs in case the party´s initiatives for peace and constitution fail.

Party standing committee member and Deputy Prime Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara openly supported Bhattarai, while Amik Sherchan and Lilamani Pokhrel did not reveal their leanings to any leaders.

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