KATHMANDU: Youth leaders of the ruling CPN-UML have launched a scathing attack on the main opposition CPN (Maoist Centre), criticizing its recent two-point agreement with the government over the ongoing “visit visa scandal” that had stalled parliamentary proceedings.
Less than a week after the Maoist Centre agreed to end the House obstruction by reaching a deal with the ruling coalition, UML lawmakers have openly mocked the party and its leadership, questioning their political credibility.
UML lawmaker Surya Bahadur Thapa Kshetri took to social media on Tuesday, comparing Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ to a leader who has lost all momentum.
“His wings, which had been spreading for the past six to seven months, have now been clipped,” Thapa wrote on Facebook. “All his efforts to appear popular while parading around the Postal and Mid-Hill Highways have been reduced to dust.”
He further accused Maoist cadres of “performing the funeral rites” of their leadership rather than showing respect, and sarcastically predicted the party would be lucky to win even nine seats in the next general election.
Thapa also mocked lawmakers from the opposition Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), likening them to “broiler chickens” for sitting silently in protest inside parliament.
RSP lawmakers have been staging sit-in protests demanding the resignation of Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak and the formation of a parliamentary inquiry committee to investigate the visa scandal.
“Just like Maoist leaders are now facing backlash for retreating behind the veil of the two-point deal, RSP lawmakers will face even harsher criticism if they eventually back down,” he said.
On Monday, UML leader Bishnu Rijal also criticized the Maoist Centre, saying the party had been “harshly criticized from within” after covering its earlier strong position with the “handkerchief” of the two-point agreement.
“The Maoist Centre faces an internal crisis of credibility, while RSP is in even deeper trouble,” Rijal wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
Referring to jailed RSP leader Rabi Lamichhane, Rijal added, “With Lamichhane behind bars and disconnected from parliamentary developments, RSP is left leaderless in the House. Their continued obstruction has left them entangled in their own demands.”
Rijal concluded that the more RSP blocks parliament, the harder it will be for them to justify their stance: “If they retreat now, they will be criticized even more than the Maoists. It’s the classic dilemma—‘a hunt all day, but can’t eat it.’”
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