A party central committee meeting on Monday could not take any decision about the post for Jha in party. Madhesi leaders among the Maoists had expressed serious objection to Dahal and other party leaders bypassing them over deciding a post for Jha and also to the very idea of providing him a top party post. [break]
After objections by the Madhes-based Maoist leaders, Jha could not join the party as scheduled at a function Friday at Dhanushadham, which Chairman Dahal himself had participated in to welcome him in.
Dahal had met Jha at his residence and the latter had told Dahal that he would join only after the conformation of his post in the party. According to Maoist sources, Jha had demanded membership of the party standing committee at minimum. Maoist leaders have been saying that Jha deserves a post of secretary in the party.
"We all are party central committee members. First of all he should join the party central committee. Then we can fight for what he deserves in the party," said central committee member Ram Rijhan Yadav, adding that it was not a good thing to bargain for a post before even joining the party.
According to Yadav, there is no doubt that he deserves the same post as in the CPN-UML. Jha was UML politburo member.
"Suspicions arose when the party leadership negotiated with Jha, bypassing the organizational structure," said Yadav adding that the party leadership had bypassed the Madhes leaders concerned.
After serious objections by Madhesi leaders including Shrawan Yadav, Dahal had called them and urged them not to go against a senior post for Jha. According to central committee member Ram Kumar Yadav, Shrawan Yadav had not gone to Jha´s home while Dahal met with leaders Haribol Gajurel and Bishwanath Sah before the party´s mass meeting at Dhanushadham.
Ram Kumar Yadav argued that his was a communist party and as per the trend in communist parties Jha could get the post of central committee member but nothing higher. He also claimed that there was no dispute among the Madhesi leaders about the post for Jha.
"The chairman called us and said we should not harbour any suspicion about Jhaji. It is not a good thing to go against his position on the eve of elections," said Ram Rijhan Yadav.
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