Maoist to hold roundtable conference; prepare to walk out of govt

The Maoists say that they would be compelled to start this movement from September 18 if their 22-point demand which includes declaring the country a republic is not met immediately.

In order to make their movement successful, the Maoists have decided to hold a round table conference with the MJF faction, Limbuwan and Tamsaling ethnic organisations including People’s Front Nepal, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified), Marxist Leninist (ML) on September 13 in the capital city.

Only the top leadership of these parties and organisations has been notified about the details of the round table conference.

The Maoists are hopeful they would be able to polarize the forces for republic through the conference and this would in turn help in finalizing the plan of action for the movement.

When asked about the rumor making rounds about Maoist leaving the government on September 18 to wage their movement, Maoist central member Barshaman Pun a.k.a. Ananta said, “We have made all the preparations for the movement. Now we are very close to walking out of the government.”

The Maoists are of the assertion that though Nepali Congress has already decided to opt for republicanism, there won’t be a meaningful election until the country is not declared a republic before it. They say this is why there is no option left for them than to go ahead with their movement.

The Maoists have put forward a 22-point demand saying that it is a basis for building an enabling atmosphere for the constituent assembly election. Although the Maoists have been repeatedly threatening to opt out of the government if a new agreement is not reached by the end of this Nepali month (September 17), no initiatives for any kind of meeting or consultation between the ruling eight parties has been taken on this issue. nepalnews.com ag Sep 11 07

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