http://nepalnews.com/archive/2011/jun/jun23/news16.php
Maoist conflict deepens; Friday’s central committee meeting uncertain As UCPN (Maoist) leaders continue to throw mud at rival factions publicly the much awaited central committee meeting, expected to pacify the conflict, slated to start Friday has become uncertain as a standing committee meeting called for Thursday to set agenda for the central committee meeting did not take place. The standing committee did not meet today, without any official notice to the members, as chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal failed to bring leaders of the rival faction to terms. The meeting could not convene over the debate on whether to go for the meeting with a single political dossier or with supplementary dossiers, it is learnt. Dahal wants to prepare a single dossier with some compromises on his stance to accommodate vice chairman Mohan Baidya’s political line for the central meeting, while Baidya wants to table a separate dossier, said a Maoist leader considered loyal to another vice chairman Baburam Bhattarai. A source said, Dahal, Bhattarai and their loyal leaders are trying to delay the meeting to buy time to find ways to pacify the leaders close to Baidya, while Baidya himself and his loyal leaders are calling for the central committee meeting as soon as possible. The central committee meeting, earlier called for June 2, has already been postponed twice as Dahal could not prepare a single dossier addressing Baidya’s concerns. Friday’s central committee meeting is also almost certain to be put off as Dahal is not prepared. Leaders loyal to Dahal have argued, the central committee meeting cannot convene as it does not have an ‘agenda’ as the standing committee could not meet today. However, leaders loyal to Baidya, who have become very expressive against Dahal camp, in the recent days have said the central committee meeting can convene setting its own agenda even without the standing committee. Leaders close to Baidya have become aggressive towards Dahal particularly after the decision to return arms and combatants used for the security of leaders to the cantonments. They have still not returned the guards and the arms deployed for their security, while all combatants and arms used for Dahal’s security and the security of leaders of the Dahal and Bhattarai camp have already been returned to cantonments. The growing rift among the rival factions in UCPN (Maoist) was even seen in the parliament. Speaking at the parliament on Tuesday Dev Gurung, a leader loyal to Baidya, said the statute sub-committee led by Dahal itself is unconstitutional, while the sub-committee with representation from all major political parties has made several decisions that can have far-reaching consequences. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
