Indian Maoists' advice to Nepali counterparts: Continue struggle, be wary of India, US

In their first reaction after 10 April Constituent Assembly election, the Indian Maoists have said that their Nepalese counterpart must still concentrate on continuing the class struggle.

In a statement on May 7, the Communist Party of India (Maoist) also described the electoral victory of the CPN (Maoist) as "a verdict against feudal monarchy, Indian expansionism and US imperialism" and asked CPN
(Maoist) to carry forward the revolutionary programme "by relying on the masses, while utilizing the state".

Cautioning the Nepali Maoists "not to become dizzy with success" and to be wary of the possibility of coups and assassinations, the CPI (Maoist) central committee also said the real test would begin once the CPN (Maoist) took over the reins of power.

While sending their "fraternal revolutionary greetings", the Indian Maoists party was however of the firm view that radical restructuring of the system would not be possible without "militant mobilization of masses".

"...to overestimate the prospects of radical restructuring of the society or economy by a Maoist government would be illusory. Such systemic changes could not be brought about through State decrees and laws," the statement said.

CPI (Maoist), which had earlier expressed dissatisfaction over CPN leaving their armed struggle to come into peaceful politics, also advised their Nepali brethrens to be fully prepared to confront coup attempts, assassinations, artificial scarcity of goods through economic blockades and sabotage by "inimical forces" that included India and the U.S. nepalnews.com ag May 10 08