KATHMANDU: CPN-Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has pointed out three of his own mistakes following 2006 after the party signed the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA).
The Maoist Center chair presented his ideological and political report in the closed session of the party’s 8th general convention on Monday.
Prachanda said the first mistake was adopting the dual policy of rebellion inside and advocating election outside at the extended meeting of the party held in Palungtar. “We should not have talked about revolution at the time,” he said in the report.
Secondly, he said he should have held discussion regarding the integration of Maoist combatants in the Nepal Army in the party. “The integration process moved ahead as if it was a personal business deal. Neither a mandate from the Central Committee was obtained for integration nor discussion was held in the party,” he said.
Prachanda also said the abrupt dropping ‘Prachandapath’ was third error. “Prachandapath was not discussed at any level of the party. We should have clearly said that Prachandapath was not an ideology. If it was ideology, abandoning the ideology should have been discussed,” he said.
However, he clarified that this does not signify re-embracing ‘Prachandapath’. “It’s just a reference material, we have to synthesize it and move on,” said Prachanda.
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