'Nepal Maoists must be included in dialogue': Indian Marxist Leader Says

Indian Express ^ | 4/22/2006 | Press Trust of India

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Kolkata, April 22: Maoists should not be excluded from the consolidation of the democratic process in Nepal, CPI(M) politburo member Sitaram Yechuri said here today.

"Maoists in Nepal have very strong political influence and their inclusion in the consolidation of the democratic process will have an impact on Maoists in India,'' Yechuri, the convenor of the Indo-Nepal solidarity committee, told reporters here.

"Excluding the Maoists will be a great disservice to the movement in Nepal," Yechuri said.

Integration of the Maoists in the democratic process in Nepal would have a "salutary effect" in India it as would be difficult for ultra Left groups here not to participate in democracy.

The king should not be allowed to exclude the Maoists citing the 1990 Nepalese Constitution which kept away Maoists from the democratic process, he said. "We should not fall into that trap."

India should see that King Gyanendra could in no way tries to legitimise his powers. Only the people of Nepal could decide the nature of the political system they wished to have in their country, he said.

Stating that the King's announcement was partial, Yechuri said it stopped short of setting up a constituent Assembly which was part of the 12-point demand of the seven party alliance and the Maoists in Nepal.

He said that BJP's contention that it would not agree to allowing legitimacy to the Maoists was unacceptable.

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"Pro Democracy" pictures

Pro-democracy activists shout anti-monarchy slogans in Kathmandu, April 21, 2006. (Adrees Latif/Reuters)

Opposition party supporters wave party flags in front of an armored vehicle as they protest in defiance of a curfew in Kalanki, on the western edge of Katmandu, Nepal, Friday April 21, 2006, where four people were killed on Thursday. King Gyanendra vowed Friday to bring multiparty democracy back to his Himalayan nation, 14 months after he seized control and set off a bloody political crisis that engulfed the country and left the government deeply unstable. (AP Photo / Gautam Singh)

Pro-democracy protesters shout anti-king slogans, within a mile from the royal Narayanhiti Palace in Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, April 22, 2006. King Gyanendra's promise Friday to restore democracy in Nepal has met only with an opposition pledge of more demonstrations as 150,000 protesters filled the streets and with a top envoy warning the government could be nearing collapse. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)

Nepalese opposition supporters dance after King Gyanendra asked the seven main political parties to name a consensus Prime Minister during his address to the nation in Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, April 21, 2006. Nepal's king vowed Friday to bring multiparty democracy back to his Himalayan nation, 14 months after he seized control and set off a bloody political crisis that engulfed the country and left his government deeply unstable. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)

An opposition party supporter throws a policeman's helmet to the ground as riot policemen watch at a demonstration in Kalanki, on the western edge of Katmandu, Nepal, Friday April 21, 2006, where four protestors were killed on Thursday. King Gyanendra vowed Friday to bring multiparty democracy back to the Himalayan nation, 14-months after he seized control and set off a bloody political crisis that engulfed the country and left the government deeply unstable. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)

A Nepalese protester lies in the path of an armoured vehicle. Nepal's King Gyanendra caved in after two weeks of bitter pro-democracy protests and asked the opposition to name a new prime minister.(AFP/Manan Vatsyayana)

Nepal's King Gyanendra speaks on television in Nepal in this April 21, 2006 video grab. King Gyanendra announced he is handling over power to the people.

Opposition party supporters throw a motorcycle into a fire at a demonstration in Kalanki, on the western edge of Katmandu, Nepal, Friday April 21, 2006, where four people were killed on Thursday. A massive crowd of protestors rallied on the outskirts of Katmandu Friday, defying a government-imposed curfew a day after security forces opened fire on demonstrators in a deadly display of force. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)

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ping

[CarrotAndStick]

Even Italy and America have Communist parties that must stand the test of democracy, by getting themselves elected every now and then to stay in power. Tey need the people's mandate.

The Maoists, OTOH, stand for uprooting of the democratic system itself.

The protestors there, are they the former kind, or the latter kind?

[sagar]

"The protesters there, are they the former kind, or the latter kind?"

Protesters are of 4 kinds:

- Students who have no academic aspiration
- Street thugs who have nothing better to do
- Political activists (Socialists and Marxists combined)
- Maoist infiltrators

[Tailgunner Joe]

The US Ambassador and the European Union ambassadors met leaders of the political parties to persuade them to accept the king’s offer. They urged them to lay down conditions for forming an interim government. However, their efforts were in vain.

“Why don’t they bully the king instead of bullying us?” a leader asked.

“Our not forming a government is also an admonition to India,” said a Nepali Congress leader upset with India’s reaction.

“Our roadmap should be implemented fully along with the 12-point understanding with the Maoists. The king has insulted our programme and the people’s wishes. So we reject his proclamation,” said Amrit Vohra, a politburo member of the CPN (UML). - LINK

[ApplegateRanch]

The only thing Maoists---be they Chinese ruling party thugs, Shining Path muderers, or Nepalese arm chopper-offers---need be included in is a necktie party. As the guests of honor, naturally.

Indian Marxists should be forced to attend as observers, to make sure they get the message.

So sue me for insensitivity; I'm a product of my times: I grew up in the Fifties, and hate, HATE, H.A.T.E. totalitarian B______s of every stripe.

[ApplegateRanch]

BTW, the king is a fink, too.

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both. the protesters appear to be a mix of a seven political party and Maoist alliance