“We will probably register the document in four days,” said Maoist Central Committee (CC) member Ganga Shrestha, who is close to Bhattarai.[break]
As per the plan, over 40 CC members from the Bhattarai camp would sign the document and officially register it as dissent.
With the backing of party hard-line camp, Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal had declared a “people´s revolt” as the party´s tactical line and India the principal enemy.
It will be the first time in the party history that dissent will be formally registered against the party line. When the party was still in insurgency, Bhattarai had once registered 13-point and 4-point dissenting letters in the forms of opinion against Chairman Dahal´s “monopoly over the party” that led his suspension from the party. But the two leaders had later reconciled.
Bhattari is against the party decision to launch a “people´s revolt” to realize the goal of peace and the constitution of a “People´s federal democratic republic”, and declaring India the principal enemy.
Outlining the model of revolution in the document, Bhattarai has argued for the institutionalization of political achievements made so far before making another stride toward realizing the party´s ideological goals.
The Bhattarai faction has argued that the party must pay attention to the adverse geo-political situation before deciding to launch a revolt. “It is people who should take to the streets for a revolt; party cadres alone are not sufficient,” said a leader close to Bhattari.
Bhattarai has argued that the party decision will lead to a situation where the political achievements made so far will be lost and there will only be anarchy. Bhattarai had stated that the political line would lead to a “counter-revolution,” after anarchy prevails in post-May 28 Nepal.
Meanwhile, sources say second generation party leaders have become active for reconciliation between Dahal and Bhattarai. Leaders from both Bhattarai and Baidya factions are taking the initiatives. “But we are not yet sure how things will move ahead,” said a leader close to Baidya.
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