There have been discussions on this site over whether the Nepali Maoists still hold to their earlier position of forming a South Asia revolutionary federation (after the seizure of power in various countries.) Here Prachanda returns to that theme, among others. Also of interest is his argument that changes would be needed in the international situation for Nepal to develop a “communist republic” — and the orientation that the Nepali Maoists are seeking a form for developing power for workers and peasants. As at each stage of their revolutionary process, they are not viewing their tasks or plans through the prism of previous models — but from the perspective of advancing toward socialist revolution in accord to what they see the conditions and possibilities are. (Thanks to New Zealand’s Spark for posting this in their discussions.)
“We are neither going towards parliamentary democracy, nor trying to revive any traditional form of democracy in Nepal. In the current international political scenario, we have to make a breakthrough on the basis of revolutionary and reactionary political tradition of the 20th century, right from the October revolution to Chinese revolution.”
Prachanda dreams of a new kind of democracy
(Abhishek Srivastava, ET Bureau, 17 Sep, 2008)
Nepalese Prime Minister Pushp Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ says that his nation would not follow traditional parliamentary democracy. He is continuously experimenting to restructure the country’s socio-economic fabric towards a new form of democracy aimed at peasants and workers. Prachanda was addressing a delegation of Indo-Nepal People’s Solidarity Forum at the Nepalese embassy. Excerpts :
What will be the exact nature of your new democracy?
We know that formation of a communist republic is not possible in Nepal due to the current international scenario. Neither will we maintain a status quo in parliament. We are in constant search of a structure aimed towards workers and peasants. If we fail to do so, it will be unfortunate not only for Nepal, but also for India, South Asia and the whole world.
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