Elections in Nepal: the Maoist plot
Kathmandu (AsiaNews) - If they lose the elections, the Maoists will carry out a coup d'etat. The strategy was announced by Baburam Bhattarai, during the encounter that took place on February 13, when the associations affiliated with the Maoists met in the capital to celebrate the thirteenth anniversary of the birth of the Nepalese Maoist party.
On that occasion, party leader Bhattarai announced the alternative plan to be put into action in case the party loses the elections. "We are now trying our best for the constituent assembly election, but if we lose it, we will capture the government and seize its power in a non-violent way. At any cost we have to win the election, and our government is inevitable".
The head of the Maoist party, Prachanda, born Pushpa Kamal Dahal, has accused the monarchists and international forces of being responsible for the increase of violence in the region of Terai, in the south of the country. "The foreign countries and royalists are playing a significant role in encouraging people to form small parties with different demands, which will create serious hindrances for the constituent assembly balloting". Pushpa Kamal Dahal added that the parties in Terai "are growing like mushrooms", and do not bring any new hopes for the people, but only obstacles in the run-up to the elections.
The Maoists' electoral campaign is in full swing, and there is strong support for Pushpa Kamal Dahal as candidate for the presidency of the "New Nepal". Moreover, it seems that they are preventing other parties from forming and competing, threatening their various members and political representatives with death. The Maoists recently attacked Dilendra Prasad Badu, the leader of the Nepalese congress and a former minister, while he was in an isolated area of the country for his electoral campaign.
Bishnu Raj Upreti, an expert analyst on political conflict, told AsiaNews in an interview: "Maoists are now creating confusion for the people, and their claim to capture government anyway . . . has created further doubt on the Maoists nationally and internationally. But the party knows that it would lack a legal foundation for government".
The fear generated by the threats of the Maoists is compromising the elections, which are taking place in a climate of unease and pressure, undermining their authenticity.
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14/04/2008
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