[lbo-talk] Nepal & Maoists

[parthasarathy kalalesrinivasaranga]

Let me add some information  to help debate. The king and all the existing
poltical parties failed to quell maoists for over a decade now. So the
present settlement is no settlement at all. It is back to square one. The
strength of Moists has increased in the process. Because even the agitation
that went on was possible only because Mosists were in it.

The issue is constituiting a constituent assembly by electing members for
thaat specific purpose. That assembly should draft a constituion . That
would not have anything with moanrchy. In such an election for wrting the
contituion Maoists would participate. On the basis of such a constituion
fresh elections hsould be held. Then only Maoistsa could also be brought
into mainstremae.

I would recollect that on the eve of indepoendance in India there was  a
parliament which was elected under British rule under unequal rules. This
parliament constitued itself into constituent assmbly illegally. That suited
the then ruling class. Many of the problems of inequity and inequality in
Indian democracy could be traced to this hastly drawn constituion by
usurpers. That is wahy that constituion is ammended over hundred times and
the task is still not complete.

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kalalepsarathy
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