Maoists lash out at govt silence on Indian hegemony

KATHMANDU, JAN 29 - The UCPN (Maoist), which has been concentrating its agitating for national sovereignty lately, on Friday lashed out at the government for not responding to the demonstrations by Indian citizens at Nepal-India border.

A meeting of the Maoist Standing Committee held at the party headquarters in Koteshwor this morning concluded that the ongoing mistreatment of Nepali by Indian Seema Surakshya Bal (SSB) personnel at the bordering regions is the continuation of Indian hegemony. The meeting also expressed displeasure at the government’s indifference to the same.

Talking to reporters after the meeting, Maoist spokesperson Dinanath Sharma said the government has once again gave proof that it is the puppet of India as it did not respond to the excesses by the Indian Seema Surakshya Bal (SSB) personnel on Nepali people.

”The government should express its response when an entire nation (India) resorts to the protest against Nepal and its national sovereignty over the objection raised by a political party (Maoist) against its expansionist and hegemonic policy,” said Sharma.

The Maoist party concluded that the protest carried out in Indian soil against its Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has proved Indian expansionism.

Sharma claimed that the Indian side demonstrated against the Maoist in the border areas to ‘provoke and incite the party’.

At today's meeting, central member duo Barsa Man Pun and Dev Gurung expressed their views on the proposal tabled by party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

Pun stressed on the need to move ahead by institutionalising democratic republic in the country.

Gurung opined that there is no alternative to People's War as the Maoist has been besieged from all sides sources said.

source: ekantipur.com