KATHMANDU: Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, the chair of Nepal Communist Party (Maoist Centre), has clarified that his party has not abandoned the agenda of restructuring the state based on ethnic identity.
Speaking at a meeting of the Newa Rastriya Mukti Morcha in Kathmandu on Sunday, Prachanda explained that his party still stands by the issue of ethnic identity and that they have not abandoned it.
He also reminded the audience that when federalism was being structured, he had made a ‘Note of Dissent’ in the Constitutional Assembly advocating for the creation of 14 provinces.
“We have not given up on the issue of ethnic identity. The proposal for 14 provinces was raised in the Constitutional Assembly and we will continue to address it in the future,” Prachanda stated.
Likewise, Prachanda announced that the Newa Mukti Morcha’s conference, scheduled for April 19, will be organized as a movement.
He urged the Kathmandu Newars to rise up against reactionary forces and conspiracies, emphasizing the importance of an organized movement to counter the regressive forces that seek to undermine progress.
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