“The new proposal amounts to surrender to regressive forces,” a leader quoted Dev Gurung as saying. He appeared more aggressive than any other leader who spoke on Saturday.
Gurung also accused Dahal of quitting the party´s vital stances since he became the coordinator of the subcommittee of the CA´s Constitutional Committee. [BREAK]
Similarly, Netra Bikram Chand argued that there was no need to change the party´s line of revolt. “There are no fundamental changes in the objective reality since the Palungtar plenum. So it is wrong to change the line of revolt,” a leader quote Chand as saying.
Chand, who is close to Baidya and is an ardent advocate of revolt, was gentle in his voice but heavily criticized Dahal for changing the line.
CP Gajurel was also very critical of Dahal. “Though we cannot fix a point of time for a revolt, there is no alternative to a revolt. So the party should make preparations and wait for an opportune time,” a leader quoted Gajurel as saying. Gajurel, who is also from Baidya camp, said that the party should formulate policy and programs aimed at achieving the revolutionary goals set ahead of the ´people´s war.
On the other hand, party vice-chairman Dr Baburam stated that he fully supports Dahal´s proposal, and added that the party now needs a new set of leadership on various fronts to implement the party´s programs.
General Secretary Ram Bahadur Thapa lent support to Dahal, but demanded that the chairman also bring out programs in case the party´s initiatives for peace and constitution fail.
Party standing committee member and Deputy Prime Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara openly supported Bhattarai, while Amik Sherchan and Lilamani Pokhrel did not reveal their leanings to any leaders.
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