Interim Constitution Draft

40 Seats For Maoists, 25 For Others (May 31, 2006)
Interim Constitution, Revolutionary Parliament (April 8, 2006)

Preamble

1. Nepal is a secular state with the sovereignty resting with the Nepali people.
2. This is an interim constitution to be replaced by the new constitution formed through the constituent assembly process.
   
3. This interim constitution may be amended by the parliament through a 65% vote.
   

Proposition

1. A parliament is to exercise the people's sovereignty during the interim period and is to command the entire state structure.
   
2. Eight party governments are also to be formed at the village, town, city and district levels.
   
3. This arrangement is for the interim period until elections to the constituent assembly are held. The parliament is to be dissolved two months before the assembly elections are to take place. An eight party interim government will stay in place.
   
4. The assembly is to give the country a new constitution, and local elections are to be held. The local eight party governments are to be dissolved two months before the date of such elections.
   

Composition Of The Parliament

1. The parliament is to be 270 strong, and is to be composed of the eight party alliance and the civil society. This is also the total number of seats for the constituent assembly, one seat for every 100,000 Nepali, holding direct elections for each seat. District boundaries are to be ignored.
   
2. The seven parties are to get the number of seats they had in the dissolved House, but it is not to be the same members necessarily. Of the remaining seats, the Maoists are to get 2/3rd of the seats, and the civil society the remaining 1/3. But all nine components will have to have reserved seats for the DaMaJaMa according to the formula below.
   
3. 33% of the 270 seats have to be for women. The total number of reserved seats will be 50%. Dalit, Madhesi, and Janajati are to get 10, 20, and 20 per cent reservations each, at least half of which are women from those groups.
4. These reservations are to stay in place for the constituent assembly elections.
   

Monarchy

1. The monarchy stays in limbo, its fate to be decided by the constituent assembly.
2. The parliament may further curtail the powers and expenditures of the monarchy to the extent it deems appropriate.
   

Army

1. The Nepal Army answers to the parliament, and the interim government may hire, fire, promote and demote any person in the army at a moment's notice.
2. The Maoist Army answers to the parliament, and the interim government may hire, fire, promote and demote any person in the said army at a moment's notice. All Maoists carrying guns or otherwise working in the capacity of soldiers are to be termed members of the Maoist army. Only two categories of Maoists are to be allowed: those who are soldiers, and those who do peaceful political work. The third category of militia are not to be entertained.
   
3. The parliament may order the two armies into barracks, may order the two armies to fully give up all their arms and ammunition.
   
4. The parliament may integrate the two armies, or wait until after the elections to the constituent assembly.
   
5. The parliament may downsize the two armies before or after such integration.
   
6. The parliament may dismantle both armies before elections to the constituent assembly.
   
7. When the parliament exercises any of these options, if soldiers of either army end up losing their jobs in the process, they are to be provided with assistance in terms of education, vocational training, and business loans to ease their transition into the private sector of the economy. Foreign aid is to be sought for the same.
   

Taxation

1. The interim government is the only legitimate government in the country. No other entity may collect taxes. And if any do, such will be curtailed as law and order problems. Any political organization participating in such acts will be barred from further participation in the government.
   

Census, Citizenship Papers

1. A scientific census is to be conducted before the constituent assembly elections.
2. Citizenship papers are to be distributed before the constituent assembly elections to all Nepalis who have been denied the same.
   

Constituent Assembly

1. The supreme goal of this interim constitution is to make it possible for the eight party alliance to take the country through the constituent assembly process at the earliest possible.
   
2. The parliament is to take the decisions to do with the details of the constituent assembly process.
   

Proposed Republican Constitution 2006

In The News

Tripathi for fresh census before election of the Constituent Assembly NepalNews Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supply, Hridayesh Tripathi, said that a fresh census should be held in the country before the election to a constituent assembly. Speaking at an interaction in the Capital on Tuesday, Minister Tripathi said, "The new census will bring the real picture of Nepal. This is a prerequisite to let all ethnic, regional communities, Madheshis and Dalits represent according to their population." He claimed that the Census 2001 is not reliable because many parts of the country could not be covered due to the conflict. He also said the problem of citizenship should be solved before going to the election for a constituent assembly. Tripathi also informed that he would raise the issue at the forthcoming meeting of the council of ministers. Speaking at the same programme, UML leader Bharat Mohan Adhikari ... "The government should be engaged in discussing about how to include indigenous people, women, Madhesi and Dalits in the election for a constituent assembly," he said. The leaders also agreed that Maoists should not be included in the interim government before Maoists’ arms management.
Interim constitution should be inclusive: Speakers Advocate Geeta Basnet said, “There is no democracy for women because they have not achieved equal rights.” ...... Representatives from Terai and Dalit communities also stressed the need of incorporating their issues properly in the interim constitution.
US not to support the interim govt. until Maoists renounce violence CPN (Maoist) was still recognized by US law as a terrorist organization and that the US couldn’t provide material support to a terrorist organization. Do the people of Nepal feel that it is correct for Maoists to retain the option of violence as peace process goes forward? Moriarty also blamed the Maoists of not showing the good faith the new government of Nepal was showing towards them. “Until the Maoists bring their conduct in line with standards of mainstream political parties in multiparty democracies, it would be premature to declare that peace is already at hand...... “I am concerned by the continued gap between Maoist commitments and Maoist actions. Kidnapping, extortion, intimidation, and murder are not tools for mainstream democratic political parties—which the Maoists claim they are becoming ...... the US saluted Nepali people’s courage and resilience .....
High level probe commission summons Rana, others
Maoist leaders call on Indian Ambassador
Speaker Nemwang administers oath of office to MPs The HoR proclamation earlier said all the officials holding public office must take oath of office before the special committee of the HoR and would lose their job if they refused.
Singh appointed NC (D) vice-president Deuba appointed Singh, who shared the post of general secretary with Bimalendra Nidhi ..... The appointment comes amid disputes over the seniority between the two general secretaries, which had even hampered the decision-making process within the party. .... Gopal Man Shreshta ... Both Shrestha and Singh will be working in the capacity of vice-presidents
Nepal: The Taming Of The Crew By Sanjay Upadhya The Maoists’ – often contradictory -- interpretation of the June 16 eight-point accord, the discord within the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) over certain provisions of the deal, and differences within Koirala’s Nepali Congress on the prime minister’s support of a ceremonial monarchy ...... the enigma that Prachanda still remains. ...... Can his reputation for tolerating no dissent within his organization weld into the imperative of free and open deliberations the multiparty system – at least the SPA version of it -- presupposes? ....... is the rebel leader’s eagerness to discard “parliamentary republicanism” in favor of a more locally relevant model merely the first draft of an opt-out clause? ........ can the foot soldiers adapt to competitive mainstream politics discarding the Great Helmsman’s adage that power grows out of the barrel of the gun? ...... Many are tempted to believe that the rebels have sincerely chosen the path of pragmatic politics. ..... The silence of military strategist Ram Bahadur Thapa “Badal” is becoming deafening by the day. Nanda Kishor Pun “Pasang”, another influential rebel commander, too, is said to be unhappy with the latest turn of events. Matrika Yadav, the most prominent Maoist leader from the Terai, has threatened to boycott the constituent assembly polls unless Madhesis get citizenship certificates.......... If Prachanda’s sole substantive program consists of exploiting Yarchagumba, that rare fungus found only in the Himalayas and prized in traditional Chinese medicine as an aphrodisiac, then Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat should immediately begin private session in Economics 101 with the rebel leader.
Country's Army Slurred - By Chakra Shrestha Consider a hypothetical situation where in our Prime Minister and Defense Minister called the Maoist militia "murderers of innocent Nepali people who tortured and raped women and used the point of their guns to extort money from the rich and the impoverished" at a live press conference in Rolpa in the presence of the highest Maoist leadership....... Pushpa Kamal Dahal slurred the country's army of being nothing more than murderers and rapists...... he referred to our Prime Minister as "Girija" ..... Mahantha Thakur of Nepali Congress and Deputy Prime Minister Amik Scherchan gave political colors to the army's restrained self defense....... by involving in the politics of press releases...... It is true that there have been numerous incidents of human rights violations involving the country's army and yes, there have been cases of rape and manhandling involving our soldiers....... a day after the King reinstated parliament. The army Chief went on record on CNN to state that the army could take in some Maoist militia into its ranks in the changed political context. The process of assimilation could take time but his comments could be seen as the first and instant sign of the army's genuine desire for reconciliation........ the military leadership has repeatedly committed itself to follow the directives of the government......
India to provide $ 115 million to Nepal for road projects Hindu, India for strengthening roads building projects in the southern Terai belt of Nepal ...... "The massive increase in the physical connectivity through this ambitious project is expected to have a catalytic impact on the overall socio-economic development of the region" ......
Guerrillas kill 9 during ceasefire in Nepal People's Daily Online, China The guerrillas' leadership gave assurances that such killings are not their policy and that they would take these cases very seriously ..... "Investigations will be carried out and that any guerrillas cadres found responsible will be punished."
UN Urges Maoists to End Killings of 'Criminals' Himalayan Times
Nepal becoming alternate route for militants to sneak into J&K Zee News, India
Nepal's Maoist leaders meet Indian ambassador Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran Nepal's Maoist leaders, including Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachand, on Wednesday met Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee at the Indian embassy in Kathmandu....... one-and-a-half-hour-long meeting ...... Dr Baburam Bhattarai was also present at the meeting.
Nepal 'council' proposed Gulf Daily News "He (Prachanda) proposed the formation of a council which would comprise representatives of the seven (political) parties, Maoists and civil society as an alternative to the current house of representatives," said Ram Baran Yadav, joint general secretary of the Nepali Congress party.
Maoist rebels propose council to replace parliament Daily Times
Nepal Maoists begin diplomatic blitzkrieg with India Telugu Portal, India
Nepali guerrilla leaders meet with political party leaders People's Daily Online Madhav Kumar Nepal, Prachanda and Bhattarai met with Nepal at his residence in Kathmandu, on Tuesday evening. ....
NEPAL: Army still using schools as barracks - activists IRINnews.org, NY
Nepal jails 'cowardly' soldiers BBC News
Nepali gov't asked to remove security forces from schools People's Daily Online
Sex abuse rampant as Nepal schools turn into barracks Newindpress (subscription) Children as Zone of Peace, an umbrella of 36 rights organisations, says it has been urging the new government of Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala to withdraw security forces from all occupied schools but to no avail. .... at least 11 schools where security forces are still running barracks. While most of them are in the outer districts, at least one, the Dhumrabarahi School, is in Sukedhara in the capital.... growing incidents of girl students in Class 9 and above being subjected to sexual abuse by the soldiers ..... such reports from remote districts like Rukum, Salyan and Bajura, as well as Kathmandu. A recent incident involved a policeman posted in a barracks inside a school in Kathmandu marrying a minor student........ "Children should not be going to school fearfully," says Dhital. "Freedom from fear is one of the basic rights." ..... According to CWIN, 462 children were killed during the decade-old armed conflict and 524 injured. Besides, thousands of children have lost one or both parents and tens of thousands have been displaced. Hundreds have also been recruited by the rebels, who, however, deny that they have child soldiers. .... "As there is a truce now, we are also asking both sides to release the children under their custody," says Aryal. "They should be allowed to return to their families and be reintegrated."
No role in deaths, says ex-Nepal Minister Hindu, India Dr. Giri told journalists that he did not have any role in the death of 21 pro-democracy protesters during the three-week movement ..... Asked whether he shoulders responsibility for atrocities committed during the movement, Dr. Giri said, "The one who is responsible for it should shoulder the blame." ..... the state did not commit excesses. "The state was only trying to maintain law and order." .... Badri Prasad Mandal and Nikshya Sumsher Rana ... also told the journalists after their interrogation that they personally had no role in the state's attempt to suppress the movement.
Nepal's high-level commission grills King's former deputy Zee News
Royalists quizzed by Nepal panel BBC News
Nepal archive gets computers working in Nepali India eNews.com, India

NA men blamed for MP Yadav’s murder Kantipur Publications Yadav, who was kidnapped from Kashaha along the Mahendra Highway on February 2, 2004,while on his way to participate in a party meeting, was found dead on the banks of the Kamala River in Dhanusha district the next day.
All Nepalis have foreign debts: Auditor General
OHCHR-Nepal report faulty: Maoist Spokesman Mahara “Many reports so far are not true but all the reported incidents will be investigated and our party will not hesitate to take necessary actions against the cadres found guilty,” Mahara said.
Rayamajhi commission summons four others Satchit Shumshere Rana, member of the outlawed royal advising body—Rajparisad, minister of the former royal cabinet Niranjan Thapa, Krishna Thapa, assistant Inspector General of Police and Rabiraj Thapa, assistant Inspector General of Armed Police
US delighted on Nepal agreement to return to full democracy: Moriarty
SP recalled for Shah's escape Acting chief of Tribhuvan International Airport Security Bimala Thapa on Tuesday was called back to Police HQ. ..... for failing to bar Sharad Chandra Shah, a close aide of King Gyanendra, from fleeing the country Thursday. .... Senior Superintendent of Police Prakash Kunwar, currently at Police HQ, has replaced Thapa effective from yesterday.
NAC to start Pokhara-Bhairahawa flights
Maoist support free market economy Maoist negotiator and senior CPN (Maoist) leader, Dev Gurung Tuesday has said his party will not nationalize national capital of the country..... Gurung discussed industrial and economic policies with FNCCI office bearers...... Gurung said his party supported free market economic policy and would welcome foreign capital into the country..... the Maoist would seek direct participation of entrepreneurs and open discussion to formulate policies related to industries. ....
सैनिक सचिवालय अझै सक्रिय
दमन कसले गर्‍यो उसैलाई सोध्नुस्’ डा. गिरी बयानका लागि बिहान पौने ११ बजे बा१च ४५५८ नं को रातो कारमा गएका थिए । आयोग अध्यक्ष कृष्णजंग रायमाझीले सदस्यहरू र अनुसन्धान अधिकृतसमेतको उपस्थितिमा गिरीसँग बयान लिएका थिए । मण्डल र राणालाई भने सदस्यहरूले बयान लिए । 'मैले दमन गरेको छैन । कुनै पनि सरकारले दमन गर्दैन ।' मण्डलले भने जनआन्दोलनमा मान्छे मार्ने, हिंसा बढाउने काम आफूहरूले नभई सुरक्षा निकायले गरेको बयान दिएका छन् । 'कसरी गोली चल्यो, कसले मार्‍यो त्यो हामीलाई थाहा हुने होइन,' उनले भने- 'सुरक्षा निकायकालाई सोध्नुपर्छ,' उनले भने ।
राजाको सम्पत्ति राष्ट्रियकरण गर्न माग
धर्मनिरपेक्ष घोषणाको स्वागत ँ
संविधानसभाअघि नागरिकता र जनगणना’ उद्योग वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्तिमन्त्री हृदयेश त्रिपाठीले नागरिकता वितरण र जनगणना सकेर मात्र संविधानसभाको निर्वाचनमा जानुपर्ने बताएका छन् । संविधानसभाअघि गरिएको जनगणनाले संविधानसभालाई नै बल पुग्नेसमेत उनले दाबी गरे । 'संविधानसभालाई बाधा नपुग्ने गरी जनगणना अविलम्ब सम्पन्न हुनुपर्छ,' उनले कान्तिपुरसंँग भने । वर्तमान संरचनामै छिट्टै जनगणना गर्न सकिनेसमेत उनको तर्क थियो । मन्त्रिपरिषद् बैठकमा जनगणना विषय उठ्ने त्रिपाठीले उल्लेख गरे । संसद् जनतामा निहित रहेको, सार्वभौमसत्ता र राजकीयसत्ताको अभिव्यक्ति पुनःस्थापित प्रतिनिधि सभाले गरिरहेको उल्लेख गर्दै उनले भने- 'सर्वाधिकार र बैधताको स्रोत प्रतिनिधिसभाको समुचित विकल्पको खोजी नै अर्को व्यवस्था हो ।' वर्तमान प्रतिनिधिसभा जस्तै सर्वाधिकारसम्पन्न निकायको व्यवस्था गरेर संसद् विघटनमा जानुपर्ने उनले बताए ।
प्रचण्ड टोलीद्वारा नेताहरूसँग भेटघाट
माओवादी दोषी ः प्रतिवेदन
सैनिकद्वारा महिलाको शरीरमा तेजाव प्रहरी, सेनाले कारवाही गर्दैन, ज्यानै जोगाउन पनि मैले माओवादीको शरणमा आउनुपर्‍यो' न्याय पाउने आशामा माओवादी संरक्षणमा पुगेकी उनले भनिन् । आकृतिको अनुहारभरि तेजावको घाउ छ । निधारदेखि घाँटीसम्म खन्याइएको तेजावको प्रभावले दुवै आँखा धिमा भएका छन् । 'राती आँखा देख्दिन' उनले भनिन, 'दिउँसो पनि धेरै कम देख्छु ।' 'सेना र प्रहरीले घटनाबारे खासै गम्भीरता देखाइरहेका छैनन्,' माओवादी मधेस स्वायत्त प्रदेशका सचिव अरुणले भने, 'राज्यले दोषीलाई दण्ड दिएन भने हामी चुप लागेर बस्दैनौ ।'
अन्तरिम अलमल
पाँचौ आयाम
द्वन्द्वपछिको विकास
संसद् विघटनको औचित्य
समावेशी लोकतन्त्रमा महिला
सबै हिमाली जिल्लामा भिस्याट फोन

Visitors

2.	28 June	01:17	Nepal (wlink.com.np)
3.	28 June	01:18	Nepal (wlink.com.np)
4.	28 June	01:20	Nepal (wlink.com.np)
5.	28 June	01:23	Nepal (wlink.com.np)

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28 June

01:52

Nepal (wlink.com.np)

12.	28 June	02:21	Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd., Nepal
13.	28 June	03:42	Satyam Infoway Limited, India
14.	28 June	03:43	D. E. Shaw & Co., New York, United States

17.	28 June	04:16	Bharti British Telecom Internet Limited, India
18.	28 June	04:18	Reliance Infocom Ltd., India

20.	28 June	04:55	Communications and communicate, Nepal
21.	28 June	04:59	Communications and communicate, Nepal
22.	28 June	05:01	Communications and communicate, Nepal

25.	28 June	05:46	Bharti British Telecom Internet Limited, India
26.	28 June	06:35	Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India

28.	28 June	06:50	Subisu Cable Net Pvt. Ltd, Nepal
29.	28 June	06:52	GTS Novera, Czech Republic

31.	28 June	07:06	University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
32.	28 June	07:18	National Internet Backbone, India

34.	28 June	07:53	Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, India
35.	28 June	08:58	Direct Internet Ltd., India
36.	28 June	09:06	Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, India
37.	28 June	09:09	Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd, India

42.

28 June

10:15

Augury Networks, Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

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In The News

Maoist chairman Prachanda continues political discussions NepalNews Maoist supremo Prachanda held discussions with vice chairman of the NSP (A) Bharat Bimal Yadav and General Secretary Rajendra Mahato.

PM Koirala returns home; says talks with Maoists after preparations When asked about his health, Koirala said he had no ailments currently and he would be involved in active politics.
Rayamajhi commission begins interrogations
OHCHR concerned over continued abduction and killing by Maoists the series of abductions and killing of civilians in the central region of the country ..... "Civilians and CPN-M cadres suspected of criminal activity should be turned over to the relevant state authorities so that they can be investigated and where appropriate, prosecuted in a timely manner in accordance with international due process and fair trial standards." ..... nine individuals have been killed since May 3, 2006. It also raised the cases of two individuals who were reportedly abducted from Kathmandu and severely beaten in Kavre recently...... CPN-M leadership had given assurances that such killings are not the CPN-M policy .... abductions of civilians for any reason are in violation of CPN-M's commitment to international human rights standards......
Prachanda meets NC-D president Deuba
There is still misunderstanding between seven political parties and Maoists: MK Nepal urged the Maoist leadership to leave the politics of intimidation and urged to join the politics of ideology..... the Maoists' behaviour still has not changed
Interim constitution should be inclusive: Speakers
Culture of impunity promotes torture in the conflict-hit Nepal
Investigation on MP Yadav's murder underway UML Member of Parliament (MP) Hem Narayan Yadav ..... participants opined that Nepal Army (NA) and some leaders of UML itself were involved in the murder ...... Yadav was elected to the House of Representatives from constituency no 4 of Siraha district during the parliamentary elections in 1998. He was mysteriously killed on February 2, 2004.

Visitors

1.	27 June	04:05	Nepal (wlink.com.np)
2.	27 June	04:05	Inktomi Corp, United States
3.	27 June	04:11	Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd., Nepal
4.	27 June	04:11	Nepal (wlink.com.np)
5.	27 June	04:50	Nepal (wlink.com.np)
6.	27 June	04:51	Nepal (wlink.com.np)
7.	27 June	04:53	Nepal (wlink.com.np)
8.	27 June	05:03	Nepal (wlink.com.np)
9.	27 June	05:15	Deutsche Telekom AG, Germany
10.	27 June	05:19	Deutsche Telekom AG, Germany
11.	27 June	05:24	Deutsche Telekom AG, Germany
12.	27 June	05:28	Ardent Communication, United States
13.	27 June	05:39	Bharti British Telecom Internet Limited, India
14.	27 June	05:43	Deutsche Telekom AG, Germany
15.	27 June	05:55	Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, India
16.	27 June	05:58	Ardent Communication, United States
17.	27 June	05:58	In2Cable, India
18.	27 June	06:05	National Internet Backbone, India
19.	27 June	06:37	United States (loralorion.com)
20.	27 June	06:44	Satyam Infoway Limited, India
21.	27 June	06:49	British Telecommunications plc, United Kingdom
22.	27 June	06:50	Road Runner, New York, United States
23.	27 June	06:56	Road Runner, New York, United States
24.	27 June	07:01	Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, India
25.	27 June	07:23	Reliance Infocom Ltd., India
26.	27 June	07:25	Reliance Infocom Ltd., India
27.	27 June	07:38	Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd, India
28.	27 June	07:40	Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd, India
29.	27 June	08:02	MegaPath Networks Inc., United States
30.	27 June	08:12	EastLink, Canada
31.	27 June	08:19	Reliance Infocom Ltd., India
32.	27 June	08:34	Skynet Belgacom, Belgium
33.	27 June	08:46	Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, India
34.	27 June	09:32	Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, India
35.	27 June	09:34	Deutsche Telekom AG, Germany
36.	27 June	09:35	Bharti British Telecom Internet Limited, India
37.	27 June	10:11	Inktomi Corp, United States
38.	27 June	10:36	Covad Communications, United States
39.	27 June	10:39	Inktomi Corp, United States
40.	27 June	10:39	University of Texas, Dallas, United States
41.	27 June	10:44	Reliance Infocom Ltd., India
42.	27 June	10:59	Easynet Limited, United Kingdom
43.	27 June	11:18	Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd., Nepal
44.	27 June	12:24	Optimum Online, United States
45.	27 June	12:40	Singapore (singa.pore.net)
46.	27 June	12:42	Optimum Online, United States
47.	27 June	12:44	Optimum Online, United States
48.	27 June	12:45	Inktomi Corp, United States
49.	27 June	13:00	PSINet, United States
50.	27 June	13:00	Optimum Online, United States

Two Armies: What To Do

There are a few options. Please click on the image above to take a look.

The seven parties have not even begun discussing the questions.

1. Does Nepal need an army or is it better without one?
2. If it is to have one, what should be its size?
3. What should be its ethnic composition? Gender composition?
4. How do you redesign the hiring, firing and promotion processes to make the institution meritocratic?
   

Prachanda's Militia

He has been confusing me with this word militia. All armed Maoists are soldiers. He may not distinguish. All Maoist cadres have to be divided into two: those who do political work, do not carry arms, and those who are battle ready.

Otherwise if he intends to send half of his armed cadres for peace talks details, and retain the other half because they are "militia," then that is not acceptable.

By the time the peace talks conclude, there are not going to be any armed Maoist groups.

The least complicated option I think is to demobilize both the armies, and to reorganize the state police to make it inclusive and meritocratic in terms of gender and ethnicity.

The Law And Order Situation

After every major revolution, the law and order situation gets a little questionable for a little while. That is expected. But then the new government has to get back on its feet as soon as possible. And that is why it is very important for the eight parties to work hard on the peace talks. The transition should not feel like it is going on forever.

Maoist Activities In The Villages

It is for the seven parties to report to the world if the Maoists are doing their part or not. Have their old ways changed?

The government has to start feeding the Maoist army and get the Maoists to halt their taxation completely. Then there has to be no public display of their arms. And send all their armed folks to barracks.

On The Web

Militia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A militia is a group of citizens organized to provide paramilitary service. .... a militia is distinct from a national regular army. .... In many cases the role, or even the existence of a militia, is controversial.

In The News

Probe commission summons three former ministers NepalNews has summoned no. two in the royal government, Dr. Tulsi Giri, former minister Badri Prasad Mandal and former assistant minister Nikshya Shumsher Rana. ...... At least 21 people were killed and nearly five thousand others were injured during the nationwide pro-democracy movement
Prachanda meets UML gen secy the meeting, which started at around 9:00 a.m., took place “at a place in Kathmandu”. Senior Maoist leader Dr Baburam Bhattrai was with Prachanda during the meeting....... Prachanda and Dr Bhattrai arrived in Kathmandu Saturday evening after a series of training programs to Maoist cadres in the far-western districts. They are expected to hold discussions with other leaders of the SPA.
RJP laments disputes within SPA Lack of preparations and failure to include all concerned sides as well as some grave procedural mistakes from the responsible parties have led to uncertainty, Thapa said.
Interim Constitution Drafting Committee to begin formal work from Monday Sunday’s meeting agreed to induct one woman member and another member in the committee by Sunday afternoon....... the committee will complete the work of preparing interim constitution within 15-days from the date of starting work...... Other people from Dalit and indigenous communities have also been organizing protests demanding their representation in the committee.......
Row among top officials over statement of NA Serchan .. said, “The army should not raise political issues. The government is there for raising political issues.” ...... Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula asserted that as the army is an organ of the state ...... Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives, Mahantha Thakur, has alleged that the Nepali Army was trying to sabotage the peace process. ......
Judiciary must execute its work in accordance with the changing situation: CJ Poudel "Judiciary should also keep abide by the laws passed in the parliament." ..... Poudel said the government forms law and the court has to follow it.

Prachanda proposes merger of Maoist army with Nepal Army Hindu, India Prachanda has proposed merging the armies of the rebels and Government ahead of the Constituent Assembly elections .....
Rebels, Nepal regular army may be merged Gulf Times
'Rebels inclusion in govt, arms management to go side-by-side' Hindu Bloomfield said, “For the West to support an interim government constituting Maoists, the rebels must end extortion, recruitment and intimidation as well as demonstrate a credible will to give up arms forever.” ..... an environment for free and fair elections would not be created as long as Maoists continue to carry weapons. ..... not only to pursue the peace process but also tackle fundamental problems such as corruption, social injustice, the issues of gender and ethnic minorities to gain the support of the donors. .....
Nepal Meets Prachanda, Dr Bhattarai Himalayan Times, Nepal for about 45 minutes .....

An American writes his experience of having close encounter with ... United We Blog By Neil Horning I was busy arguing with the cab driver about which hotel I wasn’t going to ...... Last year I was afraid to say the word Prachanda among mixed company. Now his poster is on the wall in three places outside my guest house, walking down the street I saw lines of 10 of them....... some people have the same impulse toward the Prachanda posters. Half of them I see are defaced in one way or another........ people are more optimistic about the future. I have yet to hear someone end a conversational topic with “what can we do?” ........ There was no observable “climate of terror” in either the cities or the Maoist controlled areas when I was here a year ago. But it does seem like people are much more willing to talk about their political opinions now, and conversations don’t suddenly end when the wrong topic is mentioned....... the police, they have gone through a major shift. .. They used to swagger around like they owned everything. Now the swagger has turned into a shuffle, and they look around nervously while playing with their sticks........ The most enigmatic, secretive, infamous man in the country, and the cause of every other headline in the Nepalese press for the last decade was finally speaking directly to the public......... We talked from about 7:30 to 12:15. ...... It was just amazing to see all these militia arrive…they were all dressed in green jumpsuits. 2 were women and were not in jumpsuits. One had a baby she was carrying in a basket. I don’t know the relation of these women and I don’t know if I want to ask. They seemed to be a fairly light hearted bunch......... I found out later that the woman with the baby was the district commander’s wife. She was the most beautiful woman I have seen in the country........ Q: How many people do you have in this district? ..... We have 700 activists. 50% have guns and 50% are political. ...... Q: How much public support do you have in Myagdi. What percentage? ...... 95% of the land is Maoist. We can go wherever we want and the government cannot....... For the first time from now on we won’t kill civilians........ Amnesty international is just in the center. They don’t really know what’s going on....... Just for now this is a war to change the Nation. We are not expecting any take over. If they do invade we will fight with those countries. If we win, we will extend the war all over world.......... After winning this war with the gun we will need social change, so it will be a continuous political war.......... Most of the positive change in the government is directly or indirectly a result of the Maoists. ....... Women in the beginning were like slaves. Before, the boys could make any demand for dowry, but now it is small. Poor families don’t have to borrow money to get their daughter married anymore.... Before all the wealth of parents went to sons, but now wealth goes to daughters as well. It should be similar property for daughter and son......... There are equal numbers. It is fifty-fifty. Maybe even more women then men. Some are in politics. Some are in the militia, and some in army........ From the center there is a quota of 40% women in leadership....... 18 and over for both. 45 years is the max age....... We must win in a political way, but if we have to by fighting its not so far off. We hope to have Control soon....... listening to speeches given with a backpack microphone and sound system....... The Maoist party is very good. Their political image is very good. It is for poor people, not for rich people. I want to do well for Nepal....... the children just came to play with us. They are just playing with the militia. They are not afraid. If the army comes the children go away in their house....... People who work are poor, people who don’t, are rich....... 7 party is not good for public because 7 party said in the 8 years before, please give us Vote/election we develop here quickly but seven party don’t do any develop in the village. only they went to high level. They did corruption, money is there pocket. So all our public are cleaver now. They said we support Maoist. But rich man doesn’t support us because it is for poor people war. I hope that you go to America you say your neighbors Maoist is good for people….... I hope that in America poor people also voilence against the Bush. Because a lot of people are poor in America......... That last slogan seemed very familiar to me. It was like I was in grade school again, listening to tales of patriots fighting for the independence of the 13 colonies...... My last memory of Bijay is handing the Declaration of Independence to him....... as far back as a year ago, the Maoists planned to fight a “continuous political war.” It seems they have already laid the groundwork for villagers to distrust the SPA when the Constituent Assembly rolls around next year.........holds a BA in International Relations from San Francisco State University.
Understanding Nepalese Politics: Playing the Game of Peace Though the media had reported that the government will be requesting the UN for its assistance in decommissioning arms, the 8-point agreement has not thrown much light in the issue of arms management. ... Other leaders, representing the SPA, sat there devoid of any emotion or expression in their faces. Most of them were listless and simply disinterested. The very next day, the regular columnists and political analysts in the national media wrote hagiography of Prachanda; perhaps they were awed by his presence. The write-ups clearly showed that they were impressed with the ‘clarity of his thoughts’, ‘profound knowledge of the Nepalese politico-social condition’, and his ‘serious intent to end centuries-old inequalities and perforce social justice’.......... others within the Prime Minister’s party were not amiable to his view regarding the Ceremonial King and strongly favored democratic republic. They cited the party’s official policy, which had adopted neutrality (rather than positivity) on the issue of the King’s role in the future Nepal......... Krishna Pahadi and Mathura Shrestha) went overdrive to criticize the Prime Minister and warned of new ‘people’s movement’ if the King was given the ceremonial role........ federalism to correct all anomalies prevalent in Nepal; reservation to uplift marginalized sections of the society, etc....... New jargons – participatory democracy, federalism on basis of tribes and community, reservation, secularism – are quickly adopted and abused whether they convey any meaning or not........ continuous bickering within the constituent parties of the SPA..... For the most, ground realities had not changed at all ....... The first immediate change, of course, that most of them experienced is manifold multiplication of the Maoists activities with new found legitimacy - what was done by the Maoists discreetly earlier had come over the ground. The second change, which is positive, is the drastic reduction in the Army excesses and abuses......... The Maoists are busy in establishing their kangaroo courts to issue edicts in the name of social justice, extorting indiscriminately in the name of levying tax by the People’s government, ferrying hapless villagers to mass rallies and indoctrinating them forcefully in the name of political activity, display weaponry publicly in the name of providing security, interfering in the development works such as road building etc. And these actions are in direct violation with the various ‘historic’ declarations between the Maoists and the SPA........ Sensing state of confusion, they are continuing their activities unabated with a single purpose – to fill political vacuum either by coercion or by indoctrination..... the local level Maoists’ leaderships are running their own shows, contradicting finer points of the various declarations...... there is no one to question or check their activities – neither the Maoist leadership nor the local-level SPA leadership...... the Maoists are widely perceived to be in the driving seat and the SPA relegated to the background because of lack of sound homework.
No Farewell to Arms? Krishna Sitaula remarked that Maoists can not participate in interim government unless they allow UN body to monitor their arms. Krishna Bahadur Mahara said that they could not do so before the election of Constituent Assembly. ...... the peace process has become stagnant. The issue of management of Maoist’s arms has become the intriguing aspect of dialogue now. Given that their power lies in the barrel of the guns, Maoists unwillingness to withdraw arms until the CA election may result in yet another stalemate....... April’s mass protest was hailed as exemplary and extra-ordinary from around the world...... Nowhere in the world does a rebel force agree to participate in the government while their guerillas still carry guns....... Is a government with parallel armed force possible? ...... Prachanda.. invoked Lord Buddha in his first public rendezvous with media persons. But, he failed to realize that his cadres have not ceased gun-wielding, killings and exhortations..... government can consider feeding the Maoists in barracks ...... the sides to negotiation have agreed not to demonstrate arms in public...... When prodded whether action would be initiated against the King, Sitaula said, “We will take action against everyone based on the commission’s report.” ..... UN’s lengthy process of decisionmaking
Eight Point Something An 8-point agreement was declared that effectively placed a stamp of approval on 12 years of methodical murder, political cleansing and intolerance for anything that remotely resembles western-style, liberal democracy....... India’s political left is keen on leveraging the Nepali Maoists as an example that political power need not “flow from the barrel of a gun.” ....... Nepal’s Maoist insurgency is a potent exhibition of how the mobilization of frustrated civil society elements, ideologically imprisoned intellectual capital and like-minded global elements can yield a position of strength from which to dictate terms...... what transpired between the Maoists and the SPA reads more like the state’s admission of defeat than a process of substantive give and take. The level of sophistication and finesse with which the Maoists have forwarded their agenda finds no intellectual counter-weight from either the political class or civil society in Nepal ........ the Maoist strategy appears to be based on three tactical pillars: the ascendancy to power through key positions (ministry of education, local development, land reform and agriculture), the forwarding of peace as a Maoist initiative, and the dismantling of the only effective deterrent to their final victory – the state’s military apparatus........ some may interpret the Maoist maneuverings as continued and shameless exploitation of a fragile situation....... it is the Maoists who are best positioned to be in full swing campaign mode..... the Maoist leadership has shifted its focus to harnessing Nepal’s thirst for peace ....... As convoluted as this line of reasoning may be, it is on par with Pushpa Dahal’s (otherwise plausible) assertion that a country like Nepal does not need a standing army of 90,000, that both the state’s army and the Maoist army should be dissolved and that elections are possible under a security blanket provided jointly by the police and Maoist militia........ There’s a reason why the Maoists are intent on mobilizing their militia – it’s because there’s no distinction between the Maoist army and their militia; there’s a reason why the Maoists are so keen on involving the UN – especially when it’s abundantly clear who’s word carries real weight in Nepal’s politics. One can absorb the rationale the Maoists are applying because given the position they’re in, there’s no way to decipher truth from propaganda or reality from perception........ The only way to understand the Maoists’ intent with certainty is to ask them (and their representatives in Washington DC, Brussels and London), piercing questions in public. Questions, similar to those fielded by leaders in democratic societies the world over. The time to test the water is now. Not tomorrow, not after constituent assembly elections, but now....... It’s time for Nepal’s political masters (especially the Nepali Congress) to re-mobilize its global resource base, from New York to Washington, from London to New Delhi........ trading “apples” for “orange peels” just isn’t smart and pretending that “orange peels” is better than nothing at all, is plain and simple stupid......
Maoists and Main Stream Politics of Nepal Instead of joining the mainstream the Maoists intend to define the mainstream..... The 19 day strike and protest program defied all conventional expectations ....... Elections to a constituent assembly with the authority to draft a new constitution.... These elections have even been hailed by the U.S. state department as an acceptable way to bring the Maoists into the main stream........ In what has become my favorite Maoist quote, Prachanda said in a 1999 interview: “My main thrust is that I hate revisionism. I seriously hate revisionism. And I never compromise with revisionism. I fought and fought again with revisionism. And the party’s correct line is based on the process of fighting revisionism. I hate revisionism. I seriously hate revisionism.”......... it isn’t a compromise, and they aren’t joining the mainstream........ The constituent assembly has been the consistent minimum demand of the Maoists since they first agreed to talks in 2001......... A state, according to Max Weber is nothing but a monopoly on the legitimate use of force....... Calls for the Maoists to give up their arms in order to “join the mainstream” both from domestic sources and abroad are the height of disingenuousness......

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