by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 7, 2023The five-day long central committee meeting of the ruling CPN (Maoist Centre) concluded on Sunday with a renewed commitment to ‘invigorating’ the party by reaching out to the grassroots. The ruling party’s decision to launch a grassroots campaign comes at a time when Maoist leaders and cadres have been accusing the party top brass of focusing only on power, resulting in the party’s decline to…
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by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 7, 2023Not even a year has passed since the last general elections, but Nepal’s political parties have already begun their preparations for the next major and local polls. Campaigns to strengthen voter base and expand party organisation to the grassroots have become common of late. Politicians and observers the Post spoke to say that the takeaway from the last polls is that it is a time for…
report in The Island, Aug 6, 2023The TNA last week issued a statement clarifying its position with regard to the political solution for the Tamil National Question, the 13th amendment to the constitution, the conduct of the long delayed provincial council elections and the All Party conferences convened by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The text of the statement signed by Jaffna District MP MA Sumanthiran reads: “The Tamil People have, since 1956, consistently given the Tamil…
by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 3, 2023Office bearers of the ruling Nepali Congress, the largest parliamentary party, have concluded that there can be no changes in the categorisation of the insurgency-era human rights violations listed in the bill to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act. A meeting of the top leaders chaired by President Sher Bahadur Deuba decided that prosecution would be pursued in cases of serious violations…
by Mohammad Al-Masum Molla in The Daily Star, Jul 31, 2023As long as it faced no street confrontation, BNP saw a huge success in its recent anti-government demonstrations. But because of the way Saturday’s sit-ins played out, the party high-ups are considering taking a step back from capital-centric anti-government programmes for now. According to some senior BNP leaders, programmes like sit-ins right after a mammoth rally were called too early. They said their Saturday’s demonstrations…
report on Nepalnews.com, July 24, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Yuan Jiajun held a virtual meeting on Sunday afternoon. PM Dahal, who is currently in Italy, held virtual dialogue with leader Yuan, who is currently in Nepal, according to PM Dahal’s Secretariat. PM Dahal left here for Italy on Saturday night to attend the United Nations Food Systems Summit +2…
report in The Kathmandu Post, July 22, 2023 The ongoing Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of the Nepali Congress that is being live-streamed to the audience for the first time in the party’s history lacks a structured and focussed debate. A joint meeting of the party’s office bearers and former office bearers on Sunday had set the agenda for the meeting, which is taking place after a gap of almost a year. The party’s statute…
report in The Daily Star, July 19, 2023BNP leaders and activists have begun their march from capital’s Abdullahpur area to press home their one-point demand for polls under a non-party interim government. They started their march from Uttara’s Abdullahpur area and will end the procession at Bahadur Shah Park in Old Dhaka around 4:00pm, reports our correspondent from the spot. BNP supporters, activists and leaders started gathering at Mollajir Masjid Market of Abdullahpur since 9:00am…
by Tika R Pradhan in the Kathmandu Post, July 19, 2023The long-delayed central committee meeting of the Nepali Congress started in Lalitpur on Tuesday. The meeting, which continues for several days, is expected to see heated exchanges between rival factions—amid growing dissatisfaction over the way the party is being run and its participation in the government. Interestingly, for the first time in the party’s history, the meeting was live-streamed on social media showcasing an exercise…
report in Prothom Alo, July 17, 2023Gono Odhikar Parishad has not got registration from the election commission as the party did not compromise with ruling Awami League, alleged its president Nurul Haque Nur on Sunday. Nurul Haque made the allegation after the EC on Sunday announced that it has decided to recognise two more political parties – Bangladesh Nationalist Movement (BNM) and Bangladesh Supreme Party (BSP) – with formal registration ahead of the forthcoming parliamentary…