• Maoist not to lead the government

• ‘Need for national unity’

• Nepal elects its first President

• End of Seven Party Alliance

• Single madesh region : an anti FDR demand

• Future of PLA in question

• Journalists in agitation

• ‘Special rights to Muslims’

• Youth festival in Greece

ECONOMY

• Belated budget: can it be pro people? - Deependra Bahadur Kshetry

• Kaspersky’s newer version in Nepal

REPORT

• Mao still lives amongst the Chinese

• Pampha Bhusal attends Oslo Forum

OPINION

• ‘The real garden of many flowers’ – Prachanda, Chairman,  Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)

• Does federalism eradicate discrimination? - Pampha Bhusal

• Slogan of consensus! Practice of conflict! - Dharmendra Bastola

• On sovereignty - Laxman Pant

LITRERATURE

• People’s War and its effect in Art and Literature - Ishwor Chandra Gyanwali

INTERNATIONAL/HISTORY

• Zimwabwe’s crisis : legacy of colonialism and imperialism

• Fight against U.S. bases and sanctions!

EDITORIAL

Inevitable class polarisation

Two and half years ago, on November 2006, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and seven parliamentary parties reached a 12-point understanding; an agreement to end the monarchy and establish a republic in Nepal through the election of a Constituent Assembly. This understanding ended the monarchy and a Federal Democratic Republic was established; the historic CA election of 10 April 2008 elected the Maoist as the single largest party of Nepal.

There was a nationwide expectation among the Nepalese that the Maoist Party will form the government. Even the parliamentary parties themselves recognised the situation, although the CPN (Maoist) didn’t have a majority to form the government alone.

Since the Maoist emerged as the largest party through the CA election too, the parliamentary parties began to plot conspiracies to stop the Maoist taking power. En line to this attitude, the two third provisions to remove the Prime Minister was changed; Maoist was forced to abandon the President betting this post against monarchy. Having done that, the parliamentary parties wanted to dissolve the PLA, abandon progressive land reforms and the restructure of Nepalese society. Finally UML broke away from the understanding of forming a government with the Maoist, and a coalition was formed between the NC, UML and MJF. This was an undemocratic, unnatural and vengeful action against the Maoist.

However, the first President of Nepal is from an oppressed nation, a Madhesi. This was possible because of Maoist policies and politics. Again, it is interesting point that the CPN UML and the CPN Masal, so-called leftist parties, lined-up with the Congress. It is an expression of the political degeneration of these parties to the level of parliamentary cretinism. Nevertheless, this is a potent example of how class polarisation is manifested at this critical juncture of history. Although they are different by name, the NC, UML, Masal and MJF are feudal and bureaucratic capitalists. They stand against the Maoist because it has been historically impossible to write one constitution that is suitable for two classes.

The people will understand it is not correct for the Maoist to join a government if nothing can be done to serve the people. The Maoist should form a united front with revolutionary, progressive and patriotic forces against the reactionaries, opportunists, and the forces of the status quo that want to drag Nepal backwards.

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