‘Will address people’s aspiration for prosperity’; NCP concludes party merger in local level

KATHMANDU: The Communist Party of Nepal held a special programme in the capital today to mark its 70th founding day.

Speaking at the function, Party Chairs KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ declared that they would work ahead to realize the Nepali people’s rights and their aspiration for prosperity. They said that the communist party formed for social justice, people’s democracy and people rights, safeguarding of nationality and sovereignty had come to the stage of institutionalizing of the people’s rights.

On the occasion, party chair and Prime Minister Oli said that the two big communist parties did not unite out of mere coincidence but to realize the Nepali people’s dreams and aspiration. “We have been successful in institutionalizing social justice, cultural, economic and political rights that the Nepali people had been raising for long,” he said.

Stating that the efforts to unite and consolidate the communist movement had become successful and fruitful, the party chair said the unification process has basically come to an end from Sunday, with some leftover work to be completed soon. He also said that the party had adopted people’s democracy, which is not only limited to political rights but is complete democracy. “It’s about making the people fully empowered.”

On the occasion, Prime Minister Oli also said that there is no space for any kind of impunity and anarchism in the country. “I am ready to take any step in favour of nationality and consolidating the enabling forces of national unity,” he said.

Stating the main opposition, Nepali Congress had taken up a wrong policy of joining hands with reactionary forces, NCP Chair Oli said if the Congress is a democratic force, it must unite with democratic forces. “It is surprising to see some NC leaders dreaming of restoring the monarchy,” he said while adding that those who believe in democracy can never say that supremacy on the basis of birth is right.

Another chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ said that the hard task of finalizing the district leadership of the NCP, which was becoming complex by the day, has been completed. He added that the leadership of all 77 districts was finalized following intense exercise over it.

He also argued that different conspiracies had been hatched to stop the unification process but they were successful in neutralizing all illusions and conspiracies.

Chairman Dahal, also former Prime Minister, committed to materializing commitments expressed in the election manifesto. “The NCP will become more active and united in the days ahead based on the strength in the communist movement with the successful unification bid”, he said.

NCP concludes party merger in local level

Meanwhile, the Nepal Communist Party has concluded its lower level party unification. The unification comes 11 months after the then parties – CPN-UML and Maoist Center’s merger.

The secretariat meeting of the CPN at Prime Minister’s residence at Baluwatar concluded the unification by electing chairpersons and co-chairpersons in all of the districts of the country.

KP Sharma Oli, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Jhalnath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Ishwor Pokhrel, Ram Bahadur Thapa and Bishnu Paudel were present in the meeting. The party’s structure of co-chairperson has been continued in the districts as well. RSS