Independent Candidate Maheshwar Dahal States Candidacy in Sindhuli-2 is Not for Bargaining

Kathmandu. Maheshwar Dahal, a leader of the Communist Party who filed an independent candidacy from Sindhuli-2, has stated that his move is not for any kind of bargaining.

Issuing a press note, he said: "Our current step is absolutely not a move for bargaining, to grab some position, or to secure a chair. This is a rebellion against the leadership that has become unprincipled, deviated from the path, and fallen below political character."

He added: "We do not claim from our position that our step will lead the entire nation, but Sindhuli has initiated an effort to stop the valuelessness, aimlessness, and the direction of decline into which the communist movement has gone in the entire country. We are not unaware of the consequences. We will be punished. We will be called traitors. We will be expelled from the party. But we will not deviate from this issue of communist ideals and communist politics."

Dahal mentioned that it will be proven in history that they sought to guide the communist movement onto the main path committed to the principled workers, farmers, and oppressed communities. Dahal filed his independent candidacy after the leadership nominated others, even though the District Committee had recommended him for candidacy.

Dahal's Press Note Follows

Sindhuli, which holds a glorious history commensurate with its beauty, is as beautiful to behold as the ravines of Chure with diverse natural scenery, the high hills of Mahabharat, the Garhi mountain range, and the Sun Koshi, one of Nepal's largest rivers, flowing into it. From the farmers living on the banks of the Marin, Kamala, and Chadaha rivers to the hardworking people living in the nooks and crannies of Mahabharat and Garhi, all the people share that glorious history.

This is the place where the communist movement was started by the warrior SB Rai, who returned inducted in Marxism from Burma at the beginning of the democratic movement, along with the older generation including Basudev Shrestha. At a time when the communist movement was shrinking in a right-wing direction, leaders like Rishi Devkota Azad, Durga Subedi, Dal Bahadur Ranamagar, CP Gajurel, Haribol Gajurel, Ishwari Dahal, Ramprasad Rai, and many other pioneers in the 30s tried to advance the communist movement by igniting a wildfire here. Subsequently, in the 40s, leaders like Ram Karki also played a significant role in nurturing the leftist movement on this soil.

Towards the end of the 40s, young leaders such as Mahendra Shrestha, Sherman Kunwar, Mohan Chandra Gautam, Kamal Devkota, and leaders like Chitra Narayan Shrestha, Khadga Devkota, Dirgharaj Shrestha, who provided mentorship to them, developed Sindhuli as a base for the People's War. We have been following that tradition.

Our current step is absolutely not a move for bargaining, to grab some position, or to secure a chair. This is a rebellion against the leadership that has become unprincipled, deviated from the path, and fallen below political character.

We do not claim from our position that our step will lead the entire nation, but Sindhuli has initiated an effort to stop the valuelessness, aimlessness, and the direction of decline into which the communist movement has gone in the entire country. We are not unaware of the consequences. We will be punished. We will be called traitors. We will be expelled from the party. But we will not deviate from this issue of communist ideals and communist politics, and it will be proven before the public that we are the ones who sought to guide the communist movement onto the main path committed to the principled workers, farmers, and oppressed communities.

Maheshwar Dahal

Independent Candidate

Sindhuli-2