Leaders of the seven-party alliance have said that the goal of the ongoing movement is to hold election of the constituent assembly to establish people’s supremacy bringing an end to the King’s autocracy.
They said the movement has already become a people’s movement led by the alliance, in keeping with the front’s common political programme.
Speaking at an interaction programme held by the Civil Society Alliance for Political Reforms on Saturday, standing committee member of CPN-UML Bharat Mohan Adhikari said, “The movement has become the people’s movement, in the sense that it has pervaded a large swathe of the country and more than 2.5 million people from different social strata have already joined it.”
Adhikari ruled out dialogue with the King unless the latter concedes that the state authority and the country’s sovereignty rest with the people.
General secretary of the Nepali Congress (Democratic) Prakash Man Singh defined the term of “total democracy” as a democratic system that would respond to the problems faced by women, Dalits, ethnic communities and people from backward regions.
CP Mainali, general secretary of the CPN-ML, said that the alliance had already set its goal of ending the King’s autocracy and bringing the Maoists to the political mainstream.
He further said, “The alliance set its goal keeping in mind the concerns of friendly nations and Nepal’s geo-political situation.”
Anil Kumar Jha of the Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandi) said the two-week long movement of political parties had become more effective than the decade-old armed struggle of the Maoists.
Professor Krishna Khanal urged the political parties to move ahead in tune with the people’s wishes.
The seven political parties are holding general strike since last 10 days for the restoration of complete democracy putting an end to autocracy. nepalnews.com pb Apr 16 06