Leader Jhankri, who participated in the meeting of senior leader Jhalanath Khanal and general secretary Ghanshyam Bhusal's group, which did not unite with the Maoists, is set to take a different path.
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Ramkumari Jhankri, a prominent leader of the CPN-UML, who has not joined the Maoist Center, is in talks with UML leaders. She is set to take a different path after participating in a meeting of senior leader Jhalanath Khanal and General Secretary Ghanshyam Bhusal, who have not joined the Maoist Center.
The Bhusal group is preparing to form a separate left front. But Jhankri is not going to join that front. She played an important role in the division of the UML in 2078 and formed the CPN Unified Socialist Party. She has been in dialogue with UML leaders since the 2079 elections.
They accuse them of uniting with the Maoists to fulfill the interests of leaders including Madhav Nepal without confirming the justification for the division of the UML. The Bhusal group has 'rebelled' saying that the unity of the Maoists and CPN-S cannot advance Nepal's leftist movement. But despite participating in the group's meeting, Jhankri has said that the upcoming program is not satisfactory.
She has indicated that 'making the party's program based on the wind' will not move the country's politics in the right direction and will take a step towards her old home, the UML. She said that she will make her decision public after a formal announcement between the Maoists and CPN-S.
'It is normal to have a dialogue with the UML. It has been happening for a long time,' she said, 'but the decision to return to the old home has not been made yet.' She said that a party with a definite objective and destination would be suitable. 'It is a question of flying a kite wherever the wind blows or moving towards the destination even in adverse conditions,' she said, 'There is a situation where the party needs to be reunited and think seriously after the split.'
Former MPs Kisan Shrestha and Prem Ale, along with Jhankri, from the Bhusal group that is opposed to unity with the Maoists, say a leader who is waiting for 'UML's offer'. They say that returning to UML should be accompanied by some responsibility.
According to UML sources, talks were underway between Chairman KP Sharma Oli and Jhankri earlier too. Oli had called on the leaders and cadres who left on Friday to return to UML. 'No one should be confused, come, to your own home - to realize our common dream,' he had said in a poetic style. But the UML has rejected the group-based entry. The UML has stated that it will not accept unity in the name of the party.
UML has put forward preconditions for those who want to join from the Samajwadi Party. General Secretary Shankar Pokharel has said that anyone who accepts the leadership of Chairman KP Sharma Oli and the people's multi-party democracy policy is welcome in the UML.
'The central committee meeting has decided to urge people to return to their own homes. There is no need to unite to return to their homes. Children who have gone out do not need to seek permission to come home,' he said at a program organized by Press Chautari, 'Come with an agreement on the issue of policy and leadership. Debate and dispute on this is not acceptable. We are ready to welcome those who agree on this. The door of the UML is open for those who want to return from the Samajwadi Party.'
Leaders Jhankri, Shrestha, Ale who want to return to the UML have no difficulty in accepting Oli's leadership and Jabaj's policy. Spokesperson Rajendra Gautam has said that talks are being held with leaders of the Unified Samajwadi Party at a level. 'Talks are being held with leaders of the Samajwadi Party at a level,' he said.
