Speaking at a press conference in Makwanpur organized by the Revolutionary Journalists Association on Monday, Baidya said that due to an increasing foreign intrusion in the country his party might make an alliance with the former king without any preconditions. [break]
Responding to a query by journalists, Baidya said that there are differences between his party and the former monarch while defining nationalism. He said any alliance between the two will formalize only if the ex-monarch comes to terms with the Maoist idea of nationalism.
Baidya said that the government´s appeal for for talks is positive. "We are ready to sit for talks without any conditions, but the talks should not mean to hold the Constituent Assembly elections," he said.
Baidya said that his party would make all possible efforts to obstruct the forthcoming CA elections, saying that the elections by the current ´illegitimate´ government is not acceptable to his party.
"This government was not formed in a legitimate way. That´s why we don´t need to take part in the CA elections to be held by the incumbent government. Rather we will obstruct the elections with everything that is in our power," he said.
Baidya said that his party would not even allow other parties to launch election campaigns in the remote areas. He clarified that he has been visiting various parts of the country to meet party cadres and tell them to boycott the elections.
"The dissolution of the incumbent government and holding of a round table conference are our preconditions to take part in the CA elections," he said. He said that there would be no meaning of the CA elections without participation of all parties.
Baidya ruled out any possibility of unification with the UCPN Maoist, saying that the party had split due to fundamental differences over a range of issues. "If they correct themselves realizing past mistakes there might be unification with the UCPN Maoist," he however said.
The party´s General Secretary Ram Bahadur Thapa, politbureau member Kul Bahadur KC, central committee member Mahendra Paswan and in-charge of the party´s Tamsling state committee Surya Subedi were also present at the press conference.
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