Khanal and Oli factions of CPN-UML have finally reached a consensus after a year-long bickering . The two factions were fighting over leadership issues, and also over the party’s position regarding the Maoists. The Kathmandu Post writes about the new consensus:

Opposing Khanala’s proposal to adopt the policy of “unity, coordination, and transformation” while dealing with Maoists, the meeting terms the Maoists as an “extreme leftist force.”  The politburo endorsed the proposal that UML-Maoist relations would be guided by the policy of “struggle, coordination and transformation.” In the political document, Khanal had stressed on alliance with the Maoists in statute drafting as it would form a majority of communist parties in the Constituent Assembly.

In the Maoist party, Vice Chairman Baburam Bhattarai has prevailed, writes The Kathmandu Post. On Wednesday, the party announced the decision to tone down the protests and focus on constitution writing and the peace process.

Both decision are seen as Vice Chairman Baburam Bhattarai’s course of action – that the party should focus on institutionalising democracy by completing the constitution drafting and peace processes, and to attain power – prevailing in the party. Senior Vice Chairman Mohan Baidya’s idea of immediate revolt seems to have been put on the back burner for the time being.

The Maoists have asked the High Level Political Mechanism to determine the number of combatants that will be integrated in the various security agencies. Maoist leaders have argued that the Special Committee on Supervision, Integration and Rahabilitation cannot make the final decision on the issue. The Himalayan Times reports:

“The process of integrations and rehabilitation can go ahead only after the high-level political leadership takes political decisions regarding the integration and rehabilitations,” [Special Committee] member and Maoist leader Janardan Sharma Prabhakar said today.  “Political consensus is a must on the vital issues of integration.”

While this is going on, Deputy Prime Minister Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar is calling for a dissolution of the High Level Political Mechanism saying it seems to focus only on toppling the government. Only two days ago, Gachchhadar had said that a Maoist government would be acceptable to him, if they wanted to join the leadership.

After almost a year, Khanal and Oli factions of CPN_UML have finally come to an agreement. The two factions were fighting over leadership business, but also over the party’s positing regarding the Maoists. The Kathmandu Post writes about the new consensus:

Opposing Khanala’s proposal to adopt the policy of “unity, coordination, and transformation” while dealing with Maoists, the meeting terms the Maoists as an “extreme leftist force.”  The politburo endorsed the proposal that UML-Maoist relations would be guided by the policy of “struggle, coordination and transformation.” In the political document, Khanal had stressed on alliance with the Maoists in statute drafting as it would form a majority of communist parties in the Constituent Assembly.

In the Maoist party, Vice Chairman Baburam Bhattarai has prevailed, writes The Kathmandu Post. On Wednesday, the party announced the decision to tone down the protests and focus on constitution writing and the peace process.

Both decision are seen as Vice Chairman Baburam Bhattarai’s course of action – that the party should focus on institutionalising democracy by completing the constitution drafting and peace processes, and to attain power – prevailing in the party. Senior Vice Chairman Mohan Baidya’s idea of immediate revolt seems to have been put on the back burner for the time being.

The Maoists have asked the High Level Political Mechanism to determine the number of combatants that will be integrated in the various security agencies. Maoist leaders have argued that the Special Committee on Supervision, Integration and Rahabilitation cannot make the final decision on this issue. The Himalayan Times reports:

“The process of integrations and rehabilitation can go ahead only after the high-level political leadership takes political decisions regarding the integration and rehabilitations,” [Special Committee] member and Maoist leader Janardan Sharma Prabhakar said today.  “Political consensus is a must on the vital issues of integration.”

While this is going on, Deputy Prime Minister Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar is calling for a dissolution of the High Level Political Mechanism saying it seems to focus only on toppling the government. Only two days ago, Gachchhadar had said that a Maoist government would be acceptable to him, if they wanted to join the leadership