The only thing "communist" about the NCP-UML or the NCP-ML is the name. These members of monarchical parliamentary politics are trying to crush a revolution led by Maoists.
There is nothing the slightest "marxist-leninist" about repressing the people. No matter how many votes they get. Macdonald ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Stoller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 9:04 AM Subject: Nepal Communist rivals to reunite > > AFP. 9 January 2002. Nepal Communist rivals to reunite. > > KATHMANDU -- Nepal's main opposition Nepal Communist Party-United > Marxist Leninist (NCP-UML) has decided to reunite with a breakaway > faction following a four-year split that contributed to its electoral > defeat in 1999, party sources said. > > The NCP-UML standing committee on Tuesday, following a two-day meeting, > gave "a green signal" for talks to begin on the modalities of the merger > with the NCP-ML, which split away from the parent party because of > disagreements over policy towards India. > > The damage caused by the split was all too evident in the 1999 > elections, in which the NCP-UML, previously the largest single party in > parliament, saw the Nepali Congress take power with an overall majority. > > "Had the party not split into two, it could have fared better against > the Nepali Congress and even secured a comfortable majority," said > political analyst Hari C. Shrestha. > > The split and the animosity that accompanied it saw many disaffected > members of the mainstream Nepali left join the now outlawed ranks of the > NCP-Maoist. > > The Maoist rebels have been fighting for a republic state in Nepal since > 1996 and the insurgency has so far claimed the lives of over 2,300 > people. > > The rebels have allegedly killed about 90 local activists and elected > leaders of both the NCP-UML and NCP-ML in recent years. > > "One way to strengthen and revive the party was to return to its old > form by reinducting the NCP-ML," said NCP-ML central committee member > Balaram Baskota. > > "The basic objective of the talks between the two sides is about unity > between the two left parties and the only hitch is the distribution of > at least one third of the seats in the party's central committee," > Baskota said. > > > > >
