During the armed political uprising that began on Falgun 1, 2052, nearly a hundred people had lost their lives across the country in a year. The impact of the 'people's war' that began in 11 remote districts in the name of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) was expanding.

Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda), 43, the commander of the CPN-Maoist, who was leading the underground rebellion, had announced the start of the revolution with the aim of completing a new democratic revolution through the 'people's war' in a press statement on the first anniversary of the uprising.

Who is Prachanda? The statement he issued was made public amid various controversies. He said in the statement, 'The historical process of the people's war has established a unique ideal of wisdom, courage, sacrifice and self-sacrifice. I call for the development of planned guerrilla warfare.' At that time, Pushpa Kamal Dahal was believed to be the General Secretary of the Maoists. He was also known as a mysterious communist leader at that time.

Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who went underground during his student life as a full-time worker of the then CPN (Mashal), had already become the general secretary of the party in 2044 BS. In 2047 BS, he also became the general secretary of the Unity Center formed by the merger of the Fourth General Conference and CPN (Mashal). After a dispute over the use of parliamentary elections and the New Democratic Revolution, Pushpa Kamal became the general secretary again after forming the CPN (Maoist).

During the armed movement, more than 20 opposition political activists were killed in the name of 'local feudal lords and fake firecrackers' in one year. The figure of 71 people killed in police operations was made public. At that time, 6 policemen were killed in Rukum, Dhanusha, and Sindhupalchowk. The government had declared the Maoist operation a 'terrorist activity'. The government had announced that it would suppress unconstitutional and terrorist activities. The Maoists had said that immediate talks with the government were not relevant. They had started the rebellion claiming that the parliamentary system would not benefit the people.

The Maoists had prepared to put up colorful posters with the slogan ‘Let’s develop the guerrilla war’ on the anniversary day. Focusing on the violent actions and political agenda that began with the belief that no matter how difficult the armed rebellion was, victory was inevitable, Taranath Dahal, the chief correspondent of Kantipur Daily, had interviewed Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the commander of the ‘People’s War’.

The answer to the question sent to the underground Pushpa Kamal in writing was received by Kantipur in writing. Pushpa Kamal had said during the interview, ‘Now this ‘People’s War’ is going through a defensive phase of its development and expansion.’ This people's war is spreading with the inspiration of dozens of martyrs, the sacrifice of thousands of people and activists, penance, and the cooperation and support of millions of people.'

In response to Kantipur's question about the justification of the war and the current situation, Pushpa Kamal had expressed the view that revolutionary violence was necessary against a state based on the plunder and violence of feudalism and imperialism. He interpreted the armed rebellion as a continuation of the 2046 movement and concluded that opportunism was dominant in the communist parties.

In response to Kantipur's question about what is the 'people's war' focused on? The current state structure and governance system or its opponents in a limited village? Pushpa Kamal had said, 'It is focused on destroying the two-hundred-year-old state structure based on the alliance of feudalism and imperialism and establishing a democratic republic in its place.'

He had said that the structure of the country should be changed, saying that no matter what government comes to power in the current governing structure, it will lead the country and the people to a more terrible disaster. Saying that he had no personal grudge against anyone, he said that it was a necessity of history to clash with whoever came to protect it while demolishing the rotten ones.

‘What is your opinion on other communist parties? Is UML a class-friendly force? It is also said that UML got the opportunity to gather weapons during the UML government? So far, there has been no attack on UML,’ Pushpa Kamal had said, ‘It doesn’t matter how many factions there are in Nepal under the name communist. The communist name has only been used as a trademark. The UML faction is representing the reactionary movement. A UML faction that has fallen into reactionism cannot be a friendly force of the revolution.’

Pushpa Kamal had clarified that he did not attack any party in particular and said that he would clash with anyone who stands against the ‘people’s war’. The news prepared by journalist Taranath Dahal, focusing on the armed rebellion launched by the Maoists, the loss of property and lives in a year, and the views made public through an interview with the movement's commander Pushpa Kamal, was published by Kantipur Daily on 1 February 2006 under the title 'We are not absolute opponents of talks and we are not absolute supporters either: Prachanda'.