Comrade Mike E,thanks for this post.

Though it was already published in Nepalese media of English version–Republica. But it has international significance. It reflects the latest scenario of two line struggle, within theUCPN–Maoist, where comrade Kiran wrote note of descent.When Comrade Kiran and Gaurav were imprisoned in Indian Jail, the chairman the Khrushehev of 21st century, new pleader of Euro–Communism Pushpa Kamal Dahal–Prachand, abandoned the People's War.

There was only remained PLA to dissolve,who were in the new type of jail–that is Cantonment. No surrender of PLA, it was our conviction and dedication and it was one of the the main issues of two line struggle in our party. And now Prachad, a leader of notorious Gang, in the name of technical majority in standing committee, violated the decision of central committee and made surrender of PlA. He wants to humiliate the PLA, who fought bravely against the reactionary forces and never were defeated. Prachad wants to destroy all the achievements gained during the People's War.He always discard the leaders and cadres of People's war. Now we have nothing in hand all those, which we have gained during the ten years People's War.But we have,we have MLM.

We have a vast majority of party members and grass root activists. We have people, who want revolution and a country of national independent.It is right to revolt. There is no another way to kick out the notorious gang and to forward the party in the revolutionary direction.

[thanks. correction made.]

With all revisionist attitude of Dahal please keep in mind that great comrade Kiran would not have been released in the first place if something - something as immature as February revolution 1917 - with the leadership of Dahal had not been accomplished. Sure, Kiran and the youth are right all the way but, maybe, maybe Prachanda has a rational reason that makes them all patient. In a question answer session a Che T-shirt wearing remarkable Maoist fellow says inside conditions are ripe and, it is the international status that makes them cautious. That said, deep inside I still believe that all these comrades are keeping their options open by fighting on different fronts and levels. Maybe i am a wishful thinker but, i certainly am not in those shoes to know how they feel and think.

2 things

1 - everything Kiran says implies that they have a party with interestingly peculiar but greatly democratic "democratic centralism"

2 - As much as i could enlarge the photo, its corner text that is very unclear does have mentioning ex Nepal's King name and so forth. Thus if originally published with that transparent text, then it's gotta be Nepalese and if it was our Kasama error, we'll find that out and it could have been from .. where? India? Bhutan? Ceylon? Please explain comrade Kumaraaditya

It should be regarded that if Kiran 'integrates' the People's Liberation Army into a de-politicized army, that this is basic and blatant betrayal of any proletarian concept of any revolutionary sentiment that has occurred in Nepal thus far.

First of all: There is no such thing as a 'De-politicized' Army as all armies inherently carry out political goals and the goals that a 'de-politicized Army' in Nepal would carry out would be the goals of a Bourgeois State as opposed to carrying out the goals of a Working Class.

In fact-- If there are any changes to be made in the organization, structure and actions of the People's Army-- It is fully making it a People's Army. It is making conscription mandatory and for a 18 month period and it is ensuring that during this 18th month period those apart of the People's Army will be educated fully in Socialism, Marxism, Medical Works, Philosophical Works and Mathematics Works, the People's Army more or less will serve as education for the Proletariat whom are apart of it. Those inside of the People's Army need to as well-- Labor along side the Proletariat and Agricultural Proletariat in the fields and in the factories, in order to be truly one of the people. These are among the only changes that need to be made, as this is how a true proletarian force is built.

This is a really important piece from Kiran. I think that its important to note the nuance that he speaks with though. He speaks of the unity as well as the differences within the PLA and that these are both crucial for the life of the party. I think that this houses crucial lessons for building a revolutionary movement in this country and that this in fact a part of the process of revolution being unfolded in practice. This is not to say that the revolution's completion will be inevitable, but to say that obstacles, disunity, transformation, and the dividing out of people/leaders and the roles that they play at various times.

I think that it is important to note as well that Kiran says that "we may have been betrayed." This shows two things.

1. That there is very real danger that if the breaking of the line of the party continues that it will amount to a betrayal of the revolution through the dissolution of the PLA, the main material safeguard and enforcer of revolutionary force.
2. That he is not writing off Prachanda as being able to be won over to following the line of the Party (at least as I interpret it).

But I think that it is important to recognize that people play different roles at different times as conditions change and conditions change the people and the parties that they are a part of. The position of integration of the PLA (meaning the entering of 5-10k of the PLA members into the NA under NA leadership) would amount to settling for a bourgeois democracy. However, those holding these positions (Bhattarai, Prachanda) have played tremendously important roles in the revolution thus far. Bhattarai was the architect of the people's war and played a vital role in the party becoming so popular. Things, people, processes are contradiction, they are struggle, the have the potential for rupture and transformation.

In any revolution that we might have here we would also have such struggle, unevenness, and dividing out as a revolution progressed. It is a living process that requires the differences of potion and politics as a part of the motive force that gives it its unity and its life as well as its ability to be a <i>political force</i>.

Everything, from Political actions of any kind, conversations with the reactionaries or peace negotiations should be just part of the grand goal of seizing state power. Now, that can take different forms and many people within the party might have different views on how to get there but ultimately it is gonna have to be through peoples war that peoples's power is gonna be established. yes, the cheerleaders will say that this is just basic MLM like Prachanda said but the fact is that ever since 2006 their actions have been aimed at killing the revolution leaving aside their "basic MLM".

ohh by the way, Kiran says So many people sacrificed their lives for the sake of a “People’s Constitution”, ohh yeah??? where?? how?? People sacrifice was for Communism and Revolution, for Internationalism not for "constitution"

@Resistencia Verde

Your response strikes me as critique without understanding the particulars of what is unfolding. Right now, there are dramatic changes going on in the revolution that is unfolding in Nepal. A part of that is Prachanda moving against the official line of the party. This is where Kiran makes the point that "we may have been betrayed."

But your assertion that since the people's war was suspended and the PLA put into the cantonments and into the YCL, that this was an abandonment of the revolution is a very strange argument to make. Revolutions take different courses and have their own particular obstacles that require particular tactics and strategies to overcome.

Entering into the government was a tactic as a part of preparing for people's insurrection within the cities. If a different tactic (or even strategy) than straight a literal (and to the letter) reading of Mao's strategy of people's war is needed than shouldn't it be utilized? It wasn't always neat and clean which was the way forward during the revolution in China either. And Nepal is a very different society, there is no blue print for their revolution.

This doesn't mean that some programs would lead to the betrayal of the revolution. But Kiran, capitulating? He has been a stalwart defender of the revolution and of keeping the PLA which was forged over the degade long people's war. I would recommend doing a thorough investigation of the particularities of this this struggle, the debates and the line struggle before being so quick to dismiss this revolution because it deviates from our preconceived notions.

Thanks Liam for articulating many things some have their minds but, do not possess the education or gift of putting it in such clarity.

Yah, Kiran looks more like this: http://revolutionaryfrontlines.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/nepal-kiran-at-lectern1.jpg

Thanks Celtic Fire, on 3 you are correct, on two parted 4 it was apparently resolved by moderators re @2 confusing reference to the above training photograph above.