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Fwd: [ MAOIST_REVOLUTION ] Call from Prachanda (DECLARATION OF PEOPLE担 MOVEMENT-III) - 26 April 2010 [1 Attachment]

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Date: Tue, May 4, 2010 at 3:35 AM
Subject: [** MAOIST_REVOLUTION **] Call from Prachanda (DECLARATION OF PEOPLE担 MOVEMENT-III) - 26 April 2010 [1 Attachment]
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Dear friends it is a call from prachanda for the People's movement (iii) See the attachment or text in English.
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DECLARATION OF PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT-III (JANA-AANDOLAN-III)

Appeal Made in the Name of the People by Com. Prachanda, Chairman, Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
On 26 April 2010

The historic responsibility to accomplish the peace process into a logical end and write the new People's Federal Constitution from the Constituent Assembly based on the Foundation of the People's War, the 12-Point Understanding and the 19-day-long People's Movement is at the brink of serious risk at the moment. Soon after the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) was established as the most popular and the largest party of Nepal by the historic election of the Constituent Assembly, the reactionary and the static forces not willing any changes in the country, started hatching conspiracies against the peace process and the constitution making. The first instance of the conspiracy came out by breaching of Comprehensive Peace Accord to proceed by 'consensus' until the new Constitution was made by the Constituent Assembly. It went against the notion and the spirit of the Interim Constitution. Instead of the path of 'consensus', the conspiracy rather chose the path of so called 'majority' rule.

From the very beginning, against the clear mandate of the people provided by the election of the Constituent Assembly, big obstructions were created for four months even to form the first republican government. After the establishment of the Maoist led government also, innumerable hurdles were conspired in addressing and institutionalizing the plans for changes envisioned by the Maoists. Conspiracies remained rampant against the conduction of the normal process for the establishment of sustainable peace and writing of the new constitution. Not satisfied by all anomalies, the reactionary and the static forces, hatching conspiracies against the changes, brought the President at the forefront and hammered at the basic spirit and the value of the Interim Constitution finally. They killed the motto of the guiding principle of 'consensus'. Neglecting the mandate of the people provided by the election of the Constituent Assembly and the value of the international practice of the popular vote, a very un-natural alliance was formed in the House. Against Nepal's national pride, self-respect and glory, and against democratic values and norms, the self-surrendering and foreign-dependant as well as extreme rightist government was formed.

Opposing all these conspiracies and illicit planning, at the very time of the President's killing of the civil supremacy at mid-night, our party in clear words, had tabled in the Legislative Parliament that the act of the dirty game of the formation of the so called government was illogical in matter and spirit. The unimagined step was based on the ill calculated strategy to disrupt the peace process and make the Constituent Assembly defunct finally. The very time we had also clarified that they were misleading the people by spreading the imaginary and hypothetical rumor that the Maoists were capturing the State Power, side by side, they were also igniting our party to push to another conflict We had clearly identified and brought to the people the ill intended strategy of the new and unholy alliance.

The political scenario of the last one-year and the current situation of the country prove that our party's observation, analysis and conclusion of that time was correct. Proving that the reactionaries' intentions and strategies were wrong, and being strongly committed to the peace process and constitution making, our party, Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) is marching ahead as a responsible party. It is well known to all that remaining firmly within the democratic norms and framework, without flowing to any unwanted provocation, and rather peacefully enhancing one step after another, our party was and is conducting strong opposition programs since last one-year. It is also not hidden from all that the focal points of all of our opposition campaigns were based on the major slogans like: 'Form the Joint National Government to Guarantee Peace and Constitution'. Similarly, it is also crystal clear to anybody that our party remained always very active among the people, categorically giving the slogans in favor of the National Sovereignty, Civil Supremacy, Peace, Constitution and Joint National Government.

In parallel to these actions, our party also continued dialogues to other parties to seek for the political solutions by 'consensus'. Our party was very careful and sympathetic not to disrupt the constitution making process. Things are to be remembered here that we applied very liberal and careful policies not to hamper into the day-to-day life of the people, while conducting the opposition campaigns against the government during the last-one-year-movements focusing in peaceful demonstrations, sit-in programs, gherao and conduct mass meetings. We also would like to clarify here that at the last part of the solution seeking efforts, at the special request of the one of the key leaders of the peace process and the constitution making late Girija Prasad Koirala, we agreed upon the formation of the High Level Political Mechanism (HLPM). It was all to end the state of political deadlock and help establish sustainable peace and succeed in the making of the new Constitution of the country we sat together with the others in the HLPM. We would like to clarify the very liberal and positive role our party played at this juncture.

Unfortunately, it was clearly visible then that the HLPM, to some people, even while Girija was living, was not a high level political problem solving forum but rather it was a high-level conspiracy forum. This psychological tendency is being witnessed within the pro-government political parties even after the death of Girija Prasad Koirala today. They, time and again, neglected and lingered the dates intentionally at the call of the meetings of the HLPM from our side. Finally, at the last sitting, we proposed from our party side to review and implement firmly all agreements and understandings guided by the 12-point-understanding and ask the present government to resign to open the door for the formation of the Joint National Government. But the proposal of our party was rejected directly by the pro-government parties, which demonstrated their ill intention to make also the HLPM defunct and just as a toy only.

This government is very unpopular, because, it has not been represented by the elected -people. Instead, its composition is made of the individuals, who were clearly rejected by the people during the last election of the Constituent Assembly. It is as clear as the day light that this government has been realized as the most corrupt, unfit, anti-people and anti-nationalist in the history of Nepal. This government, in place of good governance, is offering to the people -inflation, corruption, crime, chain of uncontrolled terrors, total law-less-ness and rampant anarchy in the country. The people are compelled to live a fearful and unsecured life in every step.

Country's trade and industry sector is crippled and it is at the stagnant and ruining state. The flow of national capital to the foreign land has been so worse that the whole national economy is passing through a cycle of grave crisis.

The government pretends to be uninformed of such grave situation of the country and the people. It allows and encourages free opportunities for the rampant corruption. This government carries out a 'single agenda' and that is 'anyhow save the power chair'. Therefore, this government has been proved to be ludicrous to peace and democracy.

As a proof to any independent analyst, it has been well observed by the people of Nepal and the world very openly that with respect to the printing of the Machine Readable Passport (MRP), the government has gambled the country's sovereignty and national security in terms of international norms and the consecutive orders of the Legislative Parliament. Even though the government was compelled to take its decision back by the strong pressure of the people and the Supreme Court, the government did not bother to resign on the morality ground. Rather shamelessly like a drawing man, it is trying to catch the straw by trying to implement its hateful old decision by hook and crook. What could be more shameful instance than this?

Considering seriously on the above timeframe, situation and the background of the events in general, our party has come to the conclusion that to guarantee the protection of the national sovereignty, civil supremacy, peace and the constitution; the extensive pressure and intervention from the different communities of the societies has been obligatory. The experience of the last-one –year has taught us that the means of a normal opposition and dialogue does not pave any stone and have impact to the present puppet government running from the remote control.

Therefore, for the preservation of the national sovereignty, peace and constitution, our party with firm determination has come to the conclusion to go ahead hand-in-hand with the true democratic and nationalist forces making extensive joint alliances/fronts for the huge mass demonstrations in the capital and in the different parts of the country on the International Labor Day of May1, 2010. We would like to specially highlight in this appeal here that this mass demonstration will be as per the democratic norms and values, totally peaceful. Thousands of volunteers have been prepared to regulate the mass demonstration peacefully. We totally reject the allegations of the false propaganda of the government that we are giving so called 'military training' in their terminology. In fact it is a normal volunteers training to manage the mass demonstration peacefully indeed.

The puppet government is scared of the diverse opinions and strong voices of the people. It is so scared that even by the news of the preparation of our peaceful mass demonstration, the government has started its ill intended false propaganda and it has started the strategies of massive suppression of the peaceful demonstration. From the government's wrong propaganda and preparation of the brutal suppression, it is clear that the government wants to push the country to the bloody conflict further.

From our side, we have practically proved our strong commitment to peace and multi-party democracy as we promised. Therefore, our party is strongly opposing the false propaganda raised by the government from the very beginning of its formation and we will do so also in the future. We would also like to clearly warn the government that if it tries to stop our peaceful demonstration using unnecessary force or any violent means of suppression is applied, in such case, the government must be responsible for any sort of consequences.

Even until the huge mass demonstration of May 1, 2010 also, if necessary environment of 'consensus' for the guarantee of peace and constitution is not carried out, our party has decided to organize indefinite political strikes all over the country from May 2, 2010 onwards. We also like to reveal the truth that the political strike is not our interest but it is the only alternative left with us to fulfill the historic necessity of maintaining peace and writing the new constitution. It should be also understood in such a way that these political strikes also represent as a part of the revolution of the people but peaceful. If the government tries to intervene it with violent means, we repeat, the government itself will be responsible for the outcome.

Side by side, we also would like to clarify that even during the protests and strikes also, the door for making the environment of 'consensus' and dialogue will be open with us.

We appeal to the people of all classes and communities for their strong support, cooperation and participation to the People's Movement and make it successful as soon as possible. The General Strike (Market, Transportation, Educational Institutions, Factories, etc. all total strike) has been the historical necessity for accomplishing the pious task of maintaining
Peace and making the new Constitution.

We appeal the people not to believe in the false government sponsored propaganda. For the noble cause of peace and constitution, let's take this huge protest as 'Jana-Aandolan-III'- the 'People's Movement-III'. We extend our heartfelt appeal to the people that by the massive participation in the huge demonstrations; let's make this Movement a grand success.

The centers of the demonstrations will be the country's major cities and specially the capital Kathmandu. Therefore, to make this historic People's Movement highly successful, we appeal to the Newar and other communities of the capital for their extensive participation in the demonstrations.

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