CPN Chairman Prachanda Claims His Party is the Newest Political Entity in Nepal

Kathmandu. The Chairman of the CPN, Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', has claimed that his party is the newest among Nepal's political parties.

"There is no party newer than our CPN in Nepal," Prachanda said on Tuesday while addressing a party training program organized in Kathmandu, "not in terms of name, language, and grammar, nor in terms of removing all kinds of appendages."

Prachanda stated that the CPN is new in every respect, as the party was formed on Kartik 19. "In terms of ideology too, there is no party newer than this. A party that recognizes the rights of all classes and sectors," he said.

Prachanda instructed cadres to counter the narrative being created by some that they are new, which he said is false. "A narrative is being created through social media by those who call themselves new, but their political ideology is not new; it is merely opposition to the old," he said. "In political history, in the science of social revolution, the decisive factor proven by history is ideology and political issues; the main thing is whether it serves the national interest or not."

He challenged them to explain to the public that the CPN is new in terms of ideology, name, organization, and political issues. "Those who call themselves new are the oldest in terms of ideology. How can proponents of liberal capitalism and comprador capitalism be new?" Prachanda questioned.

Furthermore, he suggested that based on various surveys, the CPN is poised to become the first party in the upcoming elections, and advised party candidates to work towards securing victory accordingly. "Based on the situation at the grassroots level as we travel across the country, listening to the opposition, and understanding various survey reports, it appears we will be the first party," Prachanda stated.