Members of Nepal’s Maoist party believe that the alliance with India should not come at the expense of China. Over the past few days, accusations of corruption against the party and the administration have dominated the discussions. But the leadership persisted in flimsily countering the criticism.
Not a good time in India for Nepal?
It has been learned that during discussions that have lasted for four days, certain members of the central committee of Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s party have not been complimentary of his official visit to India in June.
The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-MC) members said during a meeting that China will become enraged by the apparent tilt towards India, which Prachanda termed as historic.
One of these committee members, Parsuram Tamang, cautioned that the Himalayan nation, which has traditionally maintained an independent foreign policy with China, is not in the best of circumstances in such a position.
The criticism
The criticism of the party and the administration over suspected corruption has dominated the discussions over the past several days. However, the leadership persisted in flimsily defending itself against the criticism.
Janardan Sharma, the CPN-MC’s deputy secretary general, charged Prachanda with playing two games at once. “You asked me not to support any non-party candidate being interviewed for the President’s position, and I obeyed, much against my own belief,” the man added. “But in the end, however, a Congressperson was elected.”
Sharma further implied that the PM had supported party members who had worked against him while he was a minister.
Sharma has already proposed that the senior leaders—at least one-third of them—must be prepared to step down in order to make room for newer leadership. He had stated, “I’m prepared to be the initial candidate.”
The members of the committee also called on Narayan Kaji Shrestha, the deputy prime minister, to quit due to the suspected corruption.
