Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Dateline

Niraj Aryal

As Prachanda was returning home all wet due to the tears he shed in the Indian capital New-Delhi for the Indian Government's hidden support during his stay all along a decade, the veil of the revolution that he masterminded was slowly being unveiled.

Before Prachanda's royal arrival to the only international airport in the Himalayan capital along with his wife Sita, who also holds an important position in the Maoist Central Committee, his speech at the leadership summit held in New Delhi plus his responses to the planted questions posed by journalists there, also confirmed his great desire to please the Indian leaders and his nod to the only way to remain in power in the small and poor Himalayan nation where the Maoists are vowing to establish a democratic republic.

The gossips that Prachanda's lecture there, triggered here, confirmed that the supreme commander of the so-called revolution himself virtually topped the list among those trying to remain close to the Indian power corridors from Nepal.

While meeting the press, Prachanda otherwise a "fierce" leader at home, this time in Delhi first declared getting "emotional" and said the movement in Nepal is not just a movement of Nepal but also of India. He said during the 10-year-long resistance movement, he had to take refuge in India several times. He however remained tight lipped as to how the security machinery and the Indian establishment protected a terrorist declared Nepali national in their territory. To remember, the tag is yet to be lifted by the Indian establishment.

To the surprise his lecture was not all jam-packed to honor the Indian support which was executed with proper diplomatic finesse that was unfortunately visible in Kathmandu's political circles, but concurrently his meek appeal to the Indian authorities to commence the relationship between the two countries in a new possible direction. Later his request was out rightly rejected by the Indian power centers seated at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters. The BJP also objected the induction of the Maoists in the future governments to be formed in Nepal.

For the conclusion, this grand visit to the Indian capital by the nouveau ruler in Nepal, analysts claim that has uncovered his inner intentions more than uncovering the twelve year long revolution. In all, Prachanda's love to India this time has set a big question mark in the motive of the revolution that was commenced as few leaders of the present day CPN-Maoists had failed to win public hearts in the first election as democracy was restored in the 90.