http://www.nepalnews.com/index.php/top-story/34094-maoists-agree-to-disagree-in-biratnagar-closed-session-postponed-again
Maoists agree to disagree in Biratnagar; closed session postponed again<http://www.nepalnews.com/index.php/top-story/34094-maoists-agree-to-disagree-in-biratnagar-closed-session-postponed-again> Published on Monday, 05 May 2014 14:30 The closed session of the UCPN (Maoist)'s national convention in Biratnagar could not resume even on Monday, as the party's prominent leaders continued differing on major political issues. The closed session was supposed to begin early in the morning, to which senior leaders Baburam Bhattarai and Narayan Kaji Shrestha were scheduled to address. The crux of the problem is about the selection process of the new leadership, it is learnt. Youth leaders are in favour of selecting central leadership through election, while other leaders are in favor of nomination. UCPN (M) chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal agreed for an election, but he said it has to take place by raising hands, instead of casting secret ballots. Dahal said a secret ballot is not necessary for the party's internal election at this stage. It has been further learnt that Bhattarai is not happy with the view of Dahal and was preparing to come back to Kathmandu without completing his participation in the convention. On Sunday, too, Bhattarai left the convention in the midway. A total of 22 groups were formed in the convention. Most party leaders present in the convention heavily came down on chairperson Dahal's working style. Various issues ranging from the party's defeat in the November 19 elections to corruption in the UN-monitored Maoist cantonments were raised during the convention. Amid uncertainty, the postponed closed session of the convention is likely to take place on Tuesday morning. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
