“If there is agreement by Dashain-Tihar festivals, a national government under the leadership of the Maoists will be formed,” said Dahal, addressing press meet organized by Maoist-friendly Revolutionary Journalists´ Association, Chitwan at Bharatpur. “If not, there will be a people´s revolt, which will be supported by the UN.”
Dahal did not elaborate how or why the UN would support the “people´s revolt” that he mentioned.
The UN Charter, claimed Dahal, allows for such revolt if there was no consensus among the political parties. He warned the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML not to adopt a policy of “repression”. The new people´s revolt, he further said, would be launched from Chitwan and appealed to all to lend support to his party´s crusade for “civilian supremacy” and “national freedom”.
The Maoists had launched their “people´s war” between 1996 and 2006 which resulted in the death of more than 13,000 people, most of them civilians.
While saying that the NC and the UML had no choice but to address the Maoist agenda, Dahal said that if the parties agreed to discuss the jurisdiction of the president in the parliament, his party would come to an agreement. He added that discussions were being held with the NC and the UML to find a solution to end the political impasse.
The Maoist chairman also rejected the charge that the party was not sincere toward writing the constitution within the given deadline and lukewarm to integration of Maoist combatants.
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