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It's Time for Election THEVol - I, No - 5, march 1-15, 2008 Rs. 10 /- REDwww.krishnasenonline.org STARNepal’s National Magazine It’s time for election Finally, the nation seems to have slogans of the CA and establishment moved into the election to the Constitu- of democratic republic to confound the ent Assembly (CA) slated for April 10. people and weaken the Maoists. More- The competition will be mainly among over the government ignored to imple- the revolutionary, reformist and reac- ment many issues of Comprehensive tionary forces. The revolutionary has to Peace Accord. For this reason, CPN-Mao- contest against both the reformist and ist quitted the interim government and the reactionary forces which are about conducted street struggle. These steps to come together to maintain their hold made the people understand the reality and prevent any changes in the country. and obviously the support of the people The revolutionary has the responsibility heightened in favour of the Maoist. - After four month long struggle, the alise achievements of the decade-long 23-point agreement was made among People’sto fulfill publicWar (PW) aspirations and 19-day and instutionPeople’s the six parties to address the demands of Movement. the champion of the CA, the Maoist. The Webs of conspiracies were knitted last agreement built the ground for the for two years to avert the CA election election and a new date for the election and check revolutionaries from secur- was set. ing victory. The election scheduled for Again ‘Madheshi leaders’ close to mid-June last year was aborted because the Indian ruling class, were levered to the political situation of CPN-Maoist was stage a communal and regional protests. steadfast at that time. After that, divided The palace found another opportunity to Nepali congress got united, confusion abort the CA election and it added fuel was instilled under the cover of Mad- hesi movement among the people of the was operated sitting on the lap of the southern plains where the Maoist was Indianto the fire. rulers As andthe communalin assistance agitation of palace, strong. It is reported that senior leaders it could not get support of the Madheshi of the CPN-UML were suggested not to people. However, a suitable situation was build any left-front. After a success in created for safe-landing. In this account, these plots to sideline the revolutionary Indian ambassador summoned the inti- force, the Maoist, another date for the mate Madheshi leaders for negotiation election was scheduled for November. - CPN-Maoist understood the plot tablish their agendas. The leaders of the and made effort to legalize and to es Photo- Dinesh Shrestha against the poll in time. It exposed Nepali Congress also joined the negotia- Struggle is also celebration : Maoist supporters with election symbol flag and traditional the trickeries of the reformist and the tion held at the Indian Embassy in Kath- Nepali musical instrument celebrating while their leaders file nomination in Kathmandu. reactionary forces which picked up the Continued on page 5 Maoist Manifesto for New Nepal Red Star Reporter tive mechanism, New transitional Clarifying this issue, it is said- ’the economic policy, direct democracy state power will be restructured Communist Party of Nepal- into federal structure on the basis Maoist has prepared its election of treaty and agreement. of ethnicity and region with auton- Manifesto in a war spirit. The andThe plebiscite Party has and said the thatratification con- omous right and autonomous pow- party leaders have informed that tents issues mentioned above will er by ending the present unitary they will publicise it in few days. be ‘the basis and content of the form of the state paying attention The other left party CPN-UML has new constitution to be written to the concrete specialties.” already publicised it’s manifesto by the elected representative of After the country is declared named Vision Nepal and Nepali the people for the Constituent of federal democratic republic by congress is yet to do so. Assembly in the history of Nepal.’ CPN-Maoist has preferred to CPN-Maoist claims that ‘the main assembly, there will be ‘republican name its Manifesto as the com- basis is the mandate of the 10 rulingthe first system’, meeting ‘extermination of constituent of all mitment paper for the election. years People’s War and 19 days the forms of feudalism and mon- Analysing the present situation people’s Movement.’ It further archy’ and ‘the sovereignty’ and the executive power will be fully in contents of the constitution to be Maoist Commitment the hand of the Nepalese people, writtenin brief, init hasthe clarifiedfuture. It on has the 16- which they will execute through point contents for the new consti- says that the content of constitu- their elected representatives’. tution. The Party has given stress ent assembly is the dream of 10 There is some explanation on on the issue of national sover- thousand martyrs, thousands of the question of human rights, civil eignty, nationality, independence disappeared, the disabled and the liberty and fundamental right. and territorial integrity, federal wounded during People’s War and The manifesto clearly states that state system, republican ruling people’s movement. ‘there will be guarantee of human power, democratic system, human The Manifesto gives top prior- right, freedom of expression, the rights, civil liberty and fundamen- ity on the question of national right for equal liberty, education, tal rights: secularity and religious independency, sovereignty and health, employment, housing, freedom, citizenship, language, territorial integrity- ‘the sover- fooding and right to equal oppor- proportional representation eignty, national independence and tunities.’ and special right, security sector territorial integrity will be fully Likewise the reasons for pro- restructure, restructure of the protected and consolidated more.” posing Comrade Prachanda as the justice system, restructure of legal In the next priority, there is the sectors, restructure of administra- question of federal state system. end of the commitment paper. first President are included at the March 1-15, 2008 Nation THE RED STAR 2 Posing for the new ‘battle’ After ten turbulent years of People’s War, Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist has entered into the ‘battle’ of election. And, Chairman of the party Comrade Prachanda is leading this front too. Prachanda, nominated as the first president of the future and revolutionary base area Rolpa for the upcoming Constituent Assembly election. Republic of Nepal by his party, has filed the nomination from Capital city Kathmandu - tion. The party, erstwhile CPN-Unity Centre, had competed in the parliamentary elec- However, this is not the first occasion that CPN-Maoist participating in the elec tion in 1992 and had been the third largest party in the parliament. The agenda of making a new constitution by the Constituent Assembly was passed by the second conference of CPN-Maoist held in 2001. For the first past the whereas six other are in the proportional list. A dozen of central committee members post system 17 central committee member of the party have filed the nomination including some secretariat members are not competing in the election; they will be fully active in the party works and will handle the street front. Likewise, senior leaders of other political parties are also competing in the CA election. General Secretary of CPN-UML is competing from Kathmandu and Rautahat district. Prime Minister and President of Nepali Congress Girija Prasad Koirala has been listed in his party proportional list. Below is the list of Maoist candidates and their respective constituency numbers Signing for the battle? CM Prachanda filing the nomination in Kathmandu Taplejung-for the first-past-the-post Surendra Karki(1), system. Tanka The Anbohang(2) proportional list is yetSindhupalchok to be finalized.- Rajkumar Shrestha(1), Agni Sapkota(2), Upadhya(2), Tej Kumari Paudel(3), Bhakti Prasad Panchthar- Shreeprasad Jabegu(1), Amarsingh Thapa(2) Dawa Tamang(3) Pande(4), Basanta Kumar Shrestha(5), Devendra Ilam- Surya Bala Rai(1), Harka Lawati(2), Somamaya rai (3) Dolakha- Devi Khadka(1), Hem Shrestha(2) Pandey(6), Maksud Ali(7) Jhapa- Dharma Ghimire(1), Gaurisanker Khadka(2), Ramechhap- Taranarayan Shrestha(1), Dilliman Kapilvastu- Chandra Bahadur Chand(1), Ram Lauten Purnasingh Rajbanshi(3), Dharmasheela Chapaigain(4), Tamang(2) Tiwari(2), Meghraj Gyawali(3), Illias Musalman(4), Uma Harka Khadka(5), Sulochana Rajbanshi(6), Suresh Kathmandu- Ramman Shrestha(1), Jhakku Prasad B.K.(5) Ling (7) Subedi(2), Manu Humagain(3), Pawan Man Shrestha(4), Mustang- Satya Narayan Serchan Morang- Siwa Hamal(1), Lalbahadur Susling(2), Sabitri Bipindra Maharjan(5), Hitman Shakya(6), Hisila Yami(7), Myagdi- Govind Prasad Paudel Sarbottam Dangol(8), Maila Lama(9) Puspa Kamal Baglung- Chandra Bahadur Buda(1), Dhan Prasad Gupta(5), Sitaram Pokhrel(6) Devshanti Modi(7), Gopi Dahal ‘Prachanda’ (10) Sapkota(2), Balawati Sharma(3) Acchame(8)kumar Kafle(3), Nagendra Shivkumar Dhimal(9) Mandal(4), Rajendra Bhaktapur- Diwakar Shrestha(1), Arjun Thapa(2) Parbat- Manrupa Sharma(1), Gunakhar Basyal(2) Sunsari- Kiran Rai(1), Kumar Phudung(2), Ramkumari Lalitpur- Barsaman Pun(1), Rajkaji Maharjan(2), Pampha Rukkum- Junkumari Rokka Magar(1), Janardan Chaudhari(3), Surendra Meheta(4), Ramjan Ali(5), Bhusal(3) Sharma(2) Narendra Basnet(6)] Makwanpur- Dil Bahadur Ghising(1), Prem B. Pulami Rolpa- Jayapuri Gharti(1), Puspakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ (2) Sankhuwasava-
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