Maoists: The ultimate losers

Niraj Aryal

Let me describe the Nepali situation as of last few weeks,

"The withdrawal by the Maoists to their capital blockade saw an end to the chaos and uncertainty (?). The Ministers representing the state (?) during the blockade were busy attending various press conferences and assuring the countrymen that every thing was in their total control. On the other hand, the people with their empty containers were queuing on the road for a single drop of kerosene to cook food so that they could feed their children, with whatever left in the kitchen."

The popular political wrangling inside the government and the four party agitations outside, here excluded for obvious reasons.

Justify the blockade

What the Maoists seem not to know is the fact that, these moves at weakening the government first before coming to the tables for talks would have made senses during old times, (for e.x. during the struggle times in China, the leader being himself chair man Mao) but now seems counter productive as in the process common men get hurt the most of all thus loosing supporters.

The government which lacks the people’s mandate and hence not very much responsible to the people could not and should not be pressurized in this way. Perhaps Prachanda comrade knows this better.

This Coalition

The coalition government is perhaps busy these days finding a suitable puppet governor for Nepal Rastra Bank. The UML is again trying hard for some one who could make them money a la Tatopani customs. Hence, no time to think of peace. Rather collecting funds is a good option.

KLO + Maoists

The question that, the government is in total control with the situation is answered very well by one chief minister in India while accusing the Maoists of sheltering the Kamtapur Liberation Organization militants he said that the Nepal government had no control in the areas under Maoist influence.

Who is the winner?

It is not the people from Katmandu, the winners, who more or less were less troubled in the past but presently paying high price for reasons unknown in the name of blockade or a bundh, nor the winners are remote villagers in the western part of the country who since time immemorial are facing discrimination from the state.

The Maoists who claim themselves of representing discriminated class of the country now seem to be loosing the battle not in the front but in the hearts of the people as their strategies of weakening the government are hitting the common men hard.

Of course the winners are the likes of Deuba and Madhav Nepal who in the name of elections or peace talks are amassing wealth or have managed their stay in power.

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