After the second national convention of the Maoists, it appears that there have been changes in their line of thought and that they have chosen a new path, what they have called the "Prachanda Path".
To this end they want certain demands to be met-the end of the constitution, the end of the parliamentary system and the end of the elected government. It therefore seems that the Maoists are bent on strengthening the hands of the monarchy. They have made the monarchy the centre of their demands, and if the above demands are met, it means that there will be only one force left in the country-the monarchy. Therefore it seems that the Maoists are working on behalf of the monarchy and are willing to do anything to strengthen that institution. It seems that they want the monarchy to take power and rule the country.
The protection of the present parliamentary system or the constitution is not our present concern, nor is it of the Maoists being finished off. If the present system is finished off and the monarchy rules the country, then there will be a new system in place and that is what concerns us. There will be a new dictatorship and that is why protection of the present system is of utmost concern. If what the Maoists want prevails, the monarchy will be all-powerful and there will be no other players left.
The direction taken by the second convention of the Maoists points to their downfall and also demonstrates how low they are prepared to stoop to fulfill narrow self-interests. They have stated that they are prepared to get together with any party to form an interim government. This means that they are prepared to join hands with the Congress, the RPP or the NSP to form an interim government. This further means that they are prepared to join hands with reactionary forces and are impatient to get into government. This exposes the characteristics, thoughts and the opportunistic behaviour of their leadership. Not only are they prepared to accept the leadership of the monarchy, but are also prepared to join hands and form a government with reactionary forces.
If this is not a big political downfall in the name of revolution or People's War, what is it then? Anyone can figure that out. We humbly ask the Maoists: "Is it for these very reasons that they sacrificed their members?" The biggest tragedy is that this new path has been called the "Prachanda Path". This shows how shameless they are. It shows how much they have fallen. Amazingly, they have presented Prachanda Path in the same league as Marxism, Leninism and Maoism. This shows capitalist and downtrodden behaviour. It is anti-Marxist, anti-Leninist and anti-Maoist. Is it in any way going to make them rightists in the long run? Or is their long-term goal geared towards becoming rightists?
The press has reported how Maoists have been praising Prachanda and Prachanda Path for some time now. Are they now following a personality cult and worshipping one person? Is this what they have fought for? This seems to be the beginning of the downfall of the Maoists.
