Kathmandu — The CPN (Maoist Centre) has intensified its political outreach to forge unity with several left and socialist forces ahead of its upcoming general convention. Following the dissolution of its central committee after the Gen-Z movement, the party led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is holding consultations with likeminded parties to build a broader alliance before its national convention scheduled for Mangsir.
According to Maoist Centre spokesperson Agni Sapkota, the party is in advanced discussions with the CPN (Unified Socialist), Mahendra Raya Yadav’s Janata Samajwadi Party, Raju Karki’s CPN (Socialist), Subash Kafle’s Jana Samajwadi Party, Prem Bahadur Singh’s breakaway faction from UML, and a group led by Chiran C. that split from Netra Bikram Chand’s CPN (Biplav).
“The ideological and policy-level understandings have been nearly finalized,” Sapkota told reporters after Saturday’s secretariat meeting. “The remaining issues are mostly technical and organizational.”
Push for Timely Unification
The Maoist secretariat meeting concluded that delaying unity could weaken the left movement’s influence in national politics. “If we fail to act in time, the political initiative may lose strength, and instability could deepen,” Sapkota cautioned.
He said the party is striving to bring all potential allies under a single umbrella. “We’ve made every possible effort for complete unity,” he added, noting that the final decision now rests with the leadership of the concerned parties.
While the Unified Socialist’s central committee has already endorsed the merger proposal with the Maoist Centre, senior leader Jhala Nath Khanal’s faction has voiced reservations and organized a separate gathering in Kathmandu on Saturday.
Maoist Centre convenor for the convention organizing committee, Prachanda, meanwhile, expressed confidence that the unification process will conclude soon. “It won’t take more than a week,” he said, responding to journalists’ queries.
