Dahal's strategy to maintain his grip within the party by making the former vice president active in politics while Maoist deputy general secretary Varshman Pun and Janardhan Sharma are raising questions about the leadership.
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Nanda Bahadur, who has been the vice president for two terms, has started to be active in party politics again. Recently, he has been participating as an invited leader in the meeting of Maoist officials. Although there is no formal decision in the party, he went to the functionaries' meeting at the request of the president Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
The former vice president again participated in the meeting of Maoist officials held on Thursday to review the local by-elections. Maoist spokesperson Agni Prasad Sapkota said, "He participated in the official meeting as an (re)invited leader. There is no provision in the constitution that the former vice president cannot become a party member again. According to the Maoist central office, Pun's party membership has not been renewed.
Former Vice President Pun told Kantipur that he has started active politics. "It is written somewhere in the constitution and law that the former vice president cannot join politics!" he said, "I have joined active politics." Is it still ambiguous? This is a matter of my right.'
In the Republic honor program held in Kathmandu on Wednesday, Pun discussed Maoist Chairman Dahal as the hero of the Republic in the style of a leader. There is a need to go ahead with the leadership of President Prachanda in the campaign of republic again. It is necessary to fight resolutely for the defense of the republic," he said. "If anyone wants to reverse the current achievement, everyone should be ready to be on fire. I am a warrior of this republic.'
Pun had said that he was ready to become a 'red man' if necessary. "If the processualists want to reverse the achievements made by using traps and conspiracies, if they want to make proportional inclusion and this federalism right and left again, I am ready to stand as a red man again," he said. I have the courage to do it.' was the deputy commander. Nanda Bahadur, who was born in Rangsi Rolpa on October 7, 2022, contested from Kathmandu Region No. 4 in the second Constituent Assembly election held in 2070 but was defeated by Gagan Thapa of Congress.
He was the Vice President from November 2072 to March 2079. In March 2079, Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav was elected as the Vice President and Pun's tenure ended. Since then, he did not participate in any political program for a year and a half.
A Maoist official said that he is going to be active in politics again at the request of Chairman Dahal. The leader says that he is trying to bring the former vice president into active politics in order to strengthen himself within the party.
'It seems that they are trying to bring the former president back into party politics after questions about the leadership of the party started,' he said Sharma has been criticized from time to time. They have been raising the issue of leadership transfer.
'There is a possibility that Pasang will be given a higher position to put pressure on Barshaman and Janardhan, who are in command within the party,' said another official. He also informed that he is preparing to nominate Nanda Bahadur as the vice president. His analysis is that Dahal is going to make Nanda Bahadur the vice-president to maintain his hold within the party. The president should not lose his majority in the party. That's why they are trying to bring a person who has reached the second highest position of the country twice into politics," said the official.
The former vice president's activism in party politics has started to raise questions about the dignity of the constitutional position itself. Dissatisfaction has also started to appear within the Maoists regarding the reactivation of the former vice president. "Many questions may arise when a person who has become the vice president is brought into politics and made to compete," said a Maoist official.
The former Chief Commissioner of Election Commission Bhojraj Pokharel said that even though the constitution does not require the former president and vice president to enter into active politics, they should respect their dignified positions. The Constitution does not prevent the former President/Vice President from returning to politics. But if a dignified person starts to enter active politics, how much will that position increase?' He said, 'It is a matter of right for a former president, former vice president to enter politics.'
Former Chief Election Commissioner Pokharel said that if the former President/Vice President comes into active politics, he should give up the facilities of the state. "If you want to join active politics, you have to give up the facilities and respect given by the state," he said. It is a matter of public debate.'
He also says that it is appropriate for people who do not have the desire for active politics not to go to dignified positions such as President and Vice President. Article 67 of the Constitution states that the work done by the President in the absence of the President shall be done by the Vice President.
'The role of this dignified institution is to embrace the sovereign rights, autonomy and self-governance of the people while keeping the country's freedom, sovereignty, geographical integrity, national unity, independence and self-respect intact,' the office's website states about the work of the vice president, 'Toward the nation and nationalism' Religious, social, religious, social, In addition to receiving invitations as chief guests in cultural and development programs, he also receives invitations as chief guests in formal programs organized by the embassy on national days of various countries.'
