Kathmandu — As talks on a possible unification between the CPN (Maoist Centre) and the CPN (Unified Socialist) move toward a decisive phase, senior leader Jhalanath Khanal has issued a strong warning.
Currently in India for his wife’s medical treatment, Khanal described the unity discussion as “untimely and misplaced” in the present political context. He instead called for a comprehensive reorganization of the party to steer it toward a genuine revolutionary direction.
Khanal Questions the Unification Process
Speaking to over the phone, Khanal said, “I am in India right now. I have heard that groundwork for unification is going on, but neither the document has reached me, nor have I been informed about its modality.”
He stressed that the party urgently needs self-assessment and structural rebuilding. According to him, the Unified Socialist should focus on organizational reform and ideological clarity. “We must first stabilize and strengthen ourselves. Only then will talk of unity become meaningful,” he added.
The former prime minister admitted that even when leftist parties were in power, they failed to deliver on transformative promises. “By succumbing to right-wing influence, we lost sight of our revolutionary goals. Agreements and treaties made to please foreign interests have pushed the country into crisis,” Khanal said.
He emphasized that leftist forces must now re-examine their ideological foundation and rebuild collectively to serve the people and the nation.
This Is No Time to Blow the Trumpet of Unity
Khanal called the current unification effort between the Maoist Centre and the Unified Socialist a “trumpet of unity at the wrong time.” He urged party leaders to first reorganize, transform, and consolidate the party on clear ideological grounds. “We must now distinguish between right and wrong and choose a new path,” he said. “Let’s create a transformative strategy that guides the party toward socialism rooted in Nepali characteristics.”
Youth Voice and Call for Transformation
Referring to the recent Gen Z movement, Khanal said it reflected not just emotion but a deep reaction to the failures of the old political leadership. “This is not just youthful impulse; it’s a response to long-standing political failures,” he noted.
He urged the party to respect the voices of young members and called for the unity of all revolutionary, patriotic, and progressive forces under a single national front. “Preparations for the next House of Representatives election should also begin along this direction,” he stated.
According to Khanal, “Transformation, not unification, is the demand of this era. Reorganization and ideological clarity are the only paths that can revive Nepal’s leftist movement.”
