The declared results of the polls to the constituent assembly have clearly shown that the people of Nepal want a revolutionary change. The Nepali Congress, the CPN (UML) and the three Panchayati Parties have alienated the Nepali people by their corrupt, selfish and anti-national behavior. Consequently, belying all speculations the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) has swept the polls and established itself as the repository of peoples’ confidence and hopes. It is, indeed, a very big responsibility and can only be satisfactorily met by men and women who can rise above personal and partisan interests and work only in the interests of the country and the people. Since the fall of the Ranas nearly six decades backs, the various administrations that ruled the country have exploited the poor enriching themselves only. In the last two years, since April 2006, the SPA administration led by the Nepali Congress almost turned the country into a vassal state. This was not acceptable even to the uneducated and poor Nepalis. The peoples’ mandate given to the SPA has been withdrawn and transferred to one party- the CPN-(Maoists). As such this is a trial period for the Maoists. They cannot and should not associate with the totally discredited and rejected parties. With the death of the three Panchayati parties, the Panchayati remains too have been totally obliterated. Whatever small success the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML have made in the polls is because of their role in the government. Otherwise, they too might have met the same fate like the three Panchayati parties.

The Maoists have been given the sole mandate to form the government that will help the constituent assembly to draft and enact the country’s first peoples’ constitution. Drafting a peoples’ constitution is not only an historic occasion but comes only once in a country’s life. It is not a party’s constitution and as such the party government must liberally associate all wise, learned and patriotic men and women from all sections of the society, whether political or non-political . The people also expect the Maoist government will restore the pride and dignity of the country and bring the nation’s foreign policy back to track. The Maoists are expected to give a cleaner administrations by rooting out corruptions and booking all corrupt politicians and bring them to justice. The poor people groaning under unimaginable miseries expect some immediate relief. Since the prime duty of the Maoist administration, at the moment, would be to bring the peoples’ constitution into play at the earliest, we do trust they would call the constituent assembly without losing time, establish peace and rule of law in the country, not be carried away by their unprecedented success in the polls and also will be able to set an example how a real people’s government should work for the people. While congratulating them on their brilliant success and assuring them of our cooperation in the nation building task, we would also like to advise them not to forget the simple Nepali adage,” The tiger that can kill you, can kill me too.”

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