[Marxism] Nepal Updates: Caretaker Prime Minister Rails against Intervention by Foreign Power (aka India)

[Sukla Sen <suklasenp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

[QuoteThe outgoing Prime Minister claimed that he was aware of the President's 
move two weeks beforehand, as the move was being devised "somewhere else".He 
also accused the parties of being guided by foreign powers in the entire 
development since the onset of the army chief row."They [parties] are not doing 
this on their own. Attempts are being made to snatch away the right of Nepali 
people to self-decision," he said, claiming that the parties were involved in 
all sorts of nefarious practices to secure a simple majority to form the new 
government.Unquote
Compare this with what he, Prachanda (the Fierce one), had said to a leading 
daily from India just about a week back:QuoteWell, we expected that India would 
take a consistent position in favour of civilian supremacy because of its own 
traditions and because it had supported the struggle for democracy here. In 
fact, I want to make it clear that before taking any action against Katawal, I 
told the Indian Ambassador, Rakesh Sood, that if it is possible, could you 
please send a message that I want to have a serious discussion on this issue 
and if either the foreign secretary or some other senior person can come here 
to talk. We knew some confusion is there between the Maoist-led government and 
India on this question. I wanted to settle this issue through interaction and 
discussion with high-level officials from Delhi. But unfortunately, the 
ambassador informed me that this cannot happen now because the election 
campaign is going on, that nobody is there,
 that it is very difficult.Unquote(The interview is available at 
<http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/11/stories/2009051154600900.htm>.) 
What a somersault!
Anyway, despite all the sharp rhetoric, the operative part appears to 
be:QuoteDahal said the Maoist party would not backtrack from the peace process 
despite being provoked to do so. "We will fight peacefully to make sure that 
the new constitution is drafted and peace process concluded," he said.
Unquote]

I.http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2009/may/may17/news10.php

Dahal accuses parties of trying to wreck peace process; dubs bid for new govt 
as a foreign-orchestrated move
Caretaker Prime Minister and Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has accused the 
UML-led new coalition of trying to derail the peace process, insisting that the 
parties are being 'remote-controlled' as they engage in homework to form the 
new government."On the surface it looks like an attempt to bring down the 
Maoist-led government, but their intention is to disrupt the peace process. 
They want to push the country into disarray," Dahal said, addressing a mass 
meeting organised by his party at Kathmandu's Khula Manch on Sunday. The mass 
meeting preceded by protest rallies across the town was part of the protest 
against the President's order to reinstate the army chief sacked by the 
government.Dahal said the Maoist party would not backtrack from the peace 
process despite being provoked to do so. "We will fight peacefully to make sure 
that the new constitution is drafted and peace process concluded," he said.The 
outgoing Prime Minister claimed that he was
 aware of the President's move two weeks beforehand, as the move was being 
devised "somewhere else".He also accused the parties of being guided by foreign 
powers in the entire development since the onset of the army chief row.."They 
[parties] are not doing this on their own. Attempts are being made to snatch 
away the right of Nepali people to self-decision," he said, claiming that the 
parties were involved in all sorts of nefarious practices to secure a simple 
majority to form the new government.Dahal was addressing the mass meeting hours 
after the UML-led coalition of 22 parties submitted signatures of majority of 
lawmakers to Constituent Assembly chairman Subas Nemang.Senior UML leader 
Madhav Kumar Nepal is all set to become the new Prime Minister with the support 
of some 350 lawmakers.



      
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