KATHMANDU, Dec 7: CPN-UML Deputy General Secretary Pradeep Gyawali has asserted that public participation at the party’s 11th National Convention inauguration on 13 December will play a decisive role in safeguarding the constitution, democracy, and national pride.
In a message posted on Facebook on Sunday, Gyawali emphasised the significance of even a single day’s attendance, rhetorically asking why anyone would choose not to join. “Come, let’s gather at Sallaghari, Bhaktapur, in the afternoon of December 13, encourage those who build the nation and say ‘No’ to those who burn it!” he wrote.
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Describing the convention’s inauguration as the grandest celebration for the party, Gyawali said it also echoed the people’s strong voice in favour of democracy. “When political parties are weak or inactive, anarchic forces try to fill the void. When parties fail to intervene politically, regressive elements rise,” he added.
Gyawali noted that the strong public demonstration by UML in Butwal in 2005 shattered the silence that followed the royal coup and laid the foundation for a historic anti-regression movement. He said the public turnout at the 13 December inauguration will similarly serve as a pivotal moment in defending the nation’s constitution, democracy, and sovereignty.
