Appreciating India’s role for the success of the April movement of the country, senior Maoist leader Dr Baburam Bhattarai has said that his party would not pose any security threat to India.

Senior Maoist leader Dr Baburam Bhattarai (File Photo)

Senior Maoist leader Dr Baburam Bhattarai
(File Photo)
Speaking at an interaction entitled, “State Restructure: External Forces” in the capital on Sunday, Dr. Bhattarai said, “India has the fear that we will explore and influence its insurgency and arms in Indian territories once we are in power, which is not true because we don’t want to severe our bilateral relations with India by ignoring its internal security concerns.”

He further said that the 12-point understanding between the seven-party alliance and the CPN-Maoist would not have materialised had India not played a positive role.

The 12-point understanding, which was agreed upon on November 22, 2005 in New Delhi, paved the way for ending King Gyanendra’s 14-month autocratic rule through the 19-day peaceful agitation.

Dr Bhattarai also hailed the Indian role in striking the understanding that agreed, among others things, to go for an election to a constituent assembly and seek United Nations’ assistance for the management of arms of both the state and the Maoists.

Considering the important role of the international community in Nepal, Bhattrai said, “As we understood the international scenario, which is not in our favour, we reached the 12-point and 8-point understandings with the seven party alliance for lasting peace and democratic republic in Nepal.”

He, however, said that the seven-party alliance was reluctant to implement the agreements reached with them soon after they came to power. He said that the alliance-Maoist relation was turning sour because of the alliance backing out of their commitments.

The Maoist second in command also reiterated his party’s stance that lasting peace and state restructuring were not possible without restructuring the feudal structure of army and abolishing monarchy.

He further said that pro-monarchy stance of the US and India has stood as a stumbling block in the road to lasting peace.

Speaking at the same programme, India’s noted expert on Nepal-India relations, SD Muni, said India would always back Nepal’s political parties in their endeavour to institutionalise the achievements of the April movement.

He also underlined the need for massive mobilization of internal resources for socio-economic development and stable state restructure.

CPN-UML standing committee member Jhala Nath Khanal and Nepali Congress central committee member Chakra Prasad Bastola also spoke on the occasion.