Kathmandu — CPN (Unified Socialist) General Secretary Ghanashyam Bhusal has warned that failure to achieve meaningful and issue-based unity with the CPN (Maoist Centre) could intensify Nepal’s current political challenges.
Speaking at the party’s Central Committee meeting on Thursday, Bhusal said any merger driven only by technical or power-sharing motives would not endure. He stressed that the ongoing discussions with the Maoist Centre must focus on addressing the nation’s broader political and social issues.
“The unity process should not revolve around technical matters or positions. It must respond to the country’s real problems,” Bhusal said, quoting a participant from the meeting.
Calls for Leadership Renewal and Policy Reorientation
Bhusal said both the Maoist Centre and the Unified Socialist need to redefine their political direction to reconnect with the people. He cautioned that if the proposed unity fails to address citizens’ aspirations, “even the Maoist Centre will not remain intact.”
Reflecting on past political movements, he said: “In the past, people supported us because we raised issues of democracy, identity, and freedom. Those goals have been achieved, but we have not responded to the people’s new expectations.”
Bhusal urged top leaders Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Madhav Kumar Nepal to step down, arguing that the current leadership must take responsibility for the crisis. “The principal leadership should step aside and help rebuild the party. Today’s problems stem from leadership failures,” he stated.
Commenting on the party’s official report, which mentioned a constitutional role in forming the government, Bhusal said such points were merely technical. “The real question,” he added, “is why this situation arose and who is accountable.”
Concluding his address, Bhusal said the left movement must now focus on solving present social and economic challenges rather than relying on its past revolutionary achievements. “It’s not about what we did yesterday,” he said. “It’s about what we are doing today.”
