Ghee for dogs they failed to digest !

Finance Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai strongly reacted to remarks by UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal on Maoist army as irresponsible and termed this as “ghee for dogs they would fail to digest.”

At a press conference in Pokhara Thursday, Nepal had commented that the People’s Liberation Army members deserved to be jailed. Speaking at a local convention of party cadres in Panauti, Dr. Bhattarai said UML was creating hurdles in formation of local bodies. “This has hampered the implementation of the people-oriented budget programmes,” he said, while urging the UML to work together with Maoist party, “because all communists need to be united as a single party of the proletariat.” He argued that UML, which was reduced from its stature as the biggest party before the Constituent Assembly elections, would shrink further if it continued to act irresponsibly.

Dr. Bhattarai alleged Nepali Congress was ignoring the people’s verdict expressed through the CA elections and urged it to respect the mandate and join the government. Stating that it was guns that ended Gyanendra’s reign of guns, he warned of spearheading another revolution if hurdles were created in the way of people’s liberation. CA members and representatives of UML and NC also spoke at the function. 

Meanwhile in Butwal, CPN-UML Standing Committee Member and Publicity Department Chief Ishwor Pokhrel said though the UML was in alliance with Maoist at present, his party would protest every wrongdoing of the Maoist. He expressed such views while addressing a regional cadres’ meet in Butwal Saturday. Urging Maoists to give up the misdeeds, leader Pokhrel further said the forthcoming general convention of the party would review its alliance with the Maoist.

He added that his party would adopt a tit for tat policy if the assault on party cadres was not ended. Meanwhile RSS ads that President of Nepal Majdur Kisan Party Narayan Man Bijukchhe Saturday has blamed other communists parties that are in the government were not real communists in their conducts and theory. Speaking in a programme organised by his party to award the prize of district level boys and girls Kabbadi winners, Bijukchhe said his party was in opposition because other communist parties that are in the cabinet are moving forward saving the capitalistic government. In the competition, on boys’ side Bhaktapur Municipality Workers’ Union and Unique Unity team bagged the prize of first and second with Rs 4000 and Rs 2000, Shield, Medal and Certificate respectively. Bayasi Jankala Sadan and Sahid Smirti Bachanalay jointly received the third prize winning Rs 1000. Likewise, on the girls’ side Mt. Everest Higher Secondary School, Nepal Revolutionary Students’ Union second and Bageshwori Higher Secondary School got the first, second and third prize respectively.

Maoist objects UML’s role in govt

The central secretariat meeting of the CPN-Maoist has strongly objected to the role of CPN-UML, the major coalition partner in the Maoist-led government.

“We will raise the issue at the meeting of the High Level Political Coordination Committee as the UML is playing a dual role– ruling and the opposition,” secretariat member of the CPN-Maoist C.P. Gajurel told journalists.

The statements made by some responsible leaders and groups of the CPN-UML were irresponsible and against the norms and ethics of the ruling partners, Gajurel said.

Meanwhile, the meeting also discussed about Party’s unification with CPN-Unity Centre (Mashal), CPN-Unified (Unified), and CPN-ML (Splinter group of CP Mainali led ML) in the near future.

When asked about the change of party’s name, Gajurel said that the existing name would not be changed rather ‘United’ would be inserted before Maoist.

In response to a query about the priest of Pashupati Nath Temple and order of the Supreme Court, Gajurel said that the government would file a writ petition against the SC decision demanding it be quashed, as the decision itself was wrong. “To ask the priests who have already resigned from their posts to work is totally wrong and against the existing law.”

“We have never talked and decided about unseating the sitting Chief of the Army Staff Rukmangad Katwal,” he said hinting at persons who were exaggerating the issue unnecessarily.