KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Even as he launched a scathing attack on India´s “naked interference” in Nepal, the chairman of the Maoist party has vowed to speak only to New Delhi to resolve the political deadlock here, and also announced a conditional nationwide, indefinite general strike after a month.
In an uncharacteristic outburst against a neighboring country, Pushpa Kamal Dahal devoted most of his over half hour long speech to the India theme. Addressing thousands of party supporters at the culmination of the third phase of their protest program at the capital´s New Baneshwar Tuesday, Dahal said, “Why talk to puppets here in Nepal?” Amidst loud cheers and applause from supporters, he said “I have no energy for talks with the leaders of the CPN-UML and the Nepali Congress.”
Referring to a Maoist insurgency-period remark of his that he would speak only to the master (then king Gyanendra) and not to his servants (political parties), the Maoist chief said, referring to India, “Now the talks will only be with the malik (master).”
Justifying his call for direct talks with the master, i.e. India, Dahal complained that several rounds of talks with the NC and the UML have failed to yield any result as their “puppet” government was dancing to India´s tune.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment