Factional friction halts UCPN (M) sister wings’ general conventions

KATHMANDU, SEP 15 -

The UCPN (Maoist) has deferred the scheduled conventions of its sister organisations owing to differences between factions faithful to UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, who is also the party’s vice-chairman.

Though Dahal and Bhattarai have united position about the party’s ideology and current political deadlock, the rivalry between the two factions continues at the organisational level.

There are disputes in the party’s labour unions and civil servants union, among others. Though the party’s seventh plenum announced the end to factional politics, the two factions continue to function in a parallel way.

The Maoist party was stepping up efforts to hold the sister wings’ general conventions (GC) scheduled for December.

The Bhattarai faction has blamed that Dahal loyalists are making conspiracy to prevent them from being representatives at the GCs.

Issuing a press release on Friday, Maoist Spokesperson Agni Sapkota said conventions of sister wings have been cancelled due to technical and other complexities.

“The next date of the conventions will be fixed after consultations with in-charges of the party’s sister organisations,” read the release.

The party was scheduled to hold conventions of the Young Communist League, Nepal Teachers Union, All Nepal Federation of Artist, All Nepal Women Federation, Dalit Mukti Morcha, All Nepal Trade Union Federation, Tamu Mukti Morcha, and Tamang Rastriya Mukti Morcha from the last week of November.

In all sister wings, the Dahal faction has reportedly strong command and the Bhattarai camp has accused the former of hatching a ploy to diminish their strength in the sister wings.

 

Source: http://www.ekantipur.com/2012/09/15/capital/factional-friction-halts-ucpn-m-sister-wings-general-conventions/360263/