IN PICS: Maoist Center's General Convention inaugurated

KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Eighth General Convention of the CPN (Maoist Center) has formally been inaugurated amid a grand ceremony held at the Nepal Academy in Kamaladi, Kathmandu.  Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, on Sunday afternoon, inaugurated the general convention lighting the traditional lamp amid the presence of leaders and representatives of major political parties and delegates of the Maoist party.  Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba, General Secretary of CPN-UML Shankar Pokharel and Chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal joined Sunday’s event organized at the Nepal Academy in Kamaladi, Kathmandu.  Though Maoist Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ telephoned UML Chair KP Sharma Oli and invited the latter to the event, Oli said he was unable as he was out of the Kathmandu Valley.  Similarly, Chair of Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP), Upendra Yadav; Anil Kumar Jha, a leader of Democratic Socialist Party (DSP); CP Gajurel, a leader of CPN (Revolutionary Maoist) ; Durga Poudel, Vice-chair of Rastriya Janamorcha and general secretary of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Kunti Shahi were among present during the event.  Earlier, a standing committee member Pampha Bhusal, who is also the Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, delivered a welcome speech.    

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Maoist Center’s Eighth Gen Convention concludes

KATHMANDU, Jan 2: Eight General Convention of the ruling CPN (Maoist Center) has come to an end.  With the closed-door session approving the names of central working committee members proposed by Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Sunday evening, the general convention was concluded, according to party spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara.  Earlier, Chair Prachanda proposed the names of 236 CWC members, of which 110 belong to the open category while 125 others are inclusively picked from various clusters.  The general convention was inaugurated on Sunday, last week. The closed-door session began the other day.  Chair Prachanda presented the ideological and political document while a standing committee member Dev Gurung tabled the statute draft. Two of the documents were unanimously endorsed through the closed-door session.

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KATHMANDU, Dec 30: Leaders of all 25 groups have finished reporting on behalf of their groups in the ongoing Eighth General Convention of the CPN (Maoist Center).  The groups were formed to discuss the political and ideological document presented by Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’.  As many as 14 team leaders reported on Wednesday while 11 others presented the comments on behalf of their teams on Thursday.  Shortly after the conclusion of panel-wise reporting, a standing committee began. The meeting will decide how the suggestions received from the groups will be incorporated in the final document.

UML General Secy Pokharel regrets party split

KATHMANDU: CPN (UML) General-Secretary Shankar Pokharel regretted that the leftist political parties should not have split due to intraparty dispute among the leaders or conflict of interest regarding party policy and program.  Extending best wishes to the CPN (Maoist Center)'s Eighth National General Convention in the capital on Sunday, General-Secretary Pokharel underscored an honest effort for the party unification bid.  "Although the communist coalition formed during the last election as per the mandate of the public, it was unfortunate that split in the alliance could not be staved off," Pokharel bemoaned.  Regretting that the unity in the CPN-UML could not be fended off from the split, he argued that it was essential to move ahead according to the expectation of the public rather than being swayed by the intraparty disputes and conflict of interest.  "It's high time we introspective whether we could deliver development and prosperity," said the General-Secretary. He recalled the peaceful rally he had led in protest of the suppression by the erstwhile government on Maoist cadres when they had launched the armed conflict in Rolpa and Rukum districts. Pokharel also shared that he had proposed that the constitution and restructuring of the State would also ensure an outlet to the country. According to him, all political parties should be able to forge a common viewpoint on the concerns relating to nationality, sovereignty, foreign affairs and economic development.  He clarified that there were not any differing viewpoints between CPN (UML) and CPN (Maoist Centre)'s on socialism and prosperity envisioned by both parties hence, he said, both parties could move ahead in unison.  Pokharel congratulated CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' for, according to him, 'Prachanda' could be elected to the party leadership again.