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Maoists in Nepal about to Bury their Infant Live

Prakash Bom - 8/31/2010

Recall the Maoist insurgency that lasted a decade. The arm struggle popularly known to Maoists "People´s War" meant to eradicate feudal establishment, the monarchy to establish "People´s Republic of Nepal." But it thrived with a "Comprehensive Peace Accord 2006", which gave the nation the interim constitution to commission the "Constituent Assembly elections" for drafting a new constitution of Nepal.

Had there been no demand for "Constituent Assembly elections" by the Maoists, the other main political parties – NC and UML could have continued with the status qua. Also, because of the Constituent Assembly elections the Maoists became one of the main political parties with the simple majority in the Constituent Assembly.

With their simple majority the Maoists succeeded to form a coalition government under their leadership. But the mistakes they have committed with their simple majority in the Constituent Assembly are horrendous. The grossest ones were reflected during the nomination of the president and their government´s self-conceited resignation.

The Maoist politics seems to be too crude and cruel, which deprives them from doing right things to people and the nation. Frankly, once the Maoists have committed to the comprehensive peace accord, it is foolish to try things otherwise. It is at this point in Nepali politics the Maoists can gain power in the future by only democratic means with fair and smart play.

The Maoists have lost the major political power in the current politics when they resigned from their government leadership. Now in everyway they have lost the game with the incumbent government, particularly the Prime Minister MK Nepal with their tactic.

With their every tactic the Maoists are trapping themselves, the nation and people. The Maoists agreed with the demand of NC and UML, particularly integration of the Maoist combatants. But the Maoists took the stand that until the Prime Minister MK Nepal steps down they will not sit for talk. Yet the Maoist leaders have been participating in talks with other main political parties in coalition government.

Finally, at the eleventh hour while the nation is about to face the constitutional crisis the Maoists oppose the term extension of the Constituent Assembly, which expires on May 28, 2010 because in their opinion it is meaningless to extent its term without forming a unity government.

Such a tactic as the political stand jeopardizes the future of Nepali people and the nation, coming out of their ideological rigidness and egotistical political attitude. At this point, the Maoists must lose the game to save the nation from falling into the constitutional vacuum and political turmoil.

I believe the Maoists leaders who are now sitting in their Central Committee meeting have heart not to kill so cruelly their own infant "Constituent Assembly" that was conceived through their own minds for the people and the nation.

I hope the Maoist leaders at their Central Committee meeting will be capable of giving up all their ideological rigidness and conceit for not to kill their own infant, which is the newborn and the only hope for the nation and people of Nepal.