CPN (UML) Leader Surendra Pandey Rejects Maoist Ideology, Reaffirms Party's Commitment to 'People's Multiparty Democracy'

Kathmandu. CPN (UML) leader Surendra Pandey has stated that the party's core path is solely 'People's Multiparty Democracy' (Jabaj), asserting that the party cannot adopt the narrative of the 'Maoist People's War'.

Through a social media post on Facebook, Pandey, targeting the remarks made by acting party chairman Ram Bahadur Thapa 'Badal', reminded that the UML has its own glorious history and fundamental principles.

Pandey emphasized that ideological clarity is the greatest strength in politics, insisting that everyone rallying under the UML banner must ensure their words and actions align with the party's official documents. He argued that interpreting personal sentiments expressed in parliament or public forums as the 'party line' creates confusion among cadres and distrust among the public. He clarified that the UML is a force that believes in peaceful competition, constitutional supremacy, and the people's mandate as the ultimate basis for change.

Pandey stated that while leaders and cadres from various backgrounds within the party may have their own understandings, they must not deviate from the official policy of the UML. He also warned that extremist and radical viewpoints would push the party backward rather than moving it forward with the pace of time.

Noting that there is no time to glorify past conflict-era paths, he said the focus should now be on how to achieve the country's economic transformation through a peaceful democratic system. Pandey concluded that forgetting the party's ideological foundation would be detrimental to keeping the UML original and strong.

He wrote, 'Ideological clarity is the greatest strength in politics. The CPN (UML) has its own glorious history, its own foundation of struggle, and its own fundamental principles.

We must be clear – the narrative of the 'Maoist People's War' is not and cannot be the official narrative of the UML. The core path of the UML is 'People's Multiparty Democracy' (Jabaj), which considers peaceful competition, constitutional supremacy, and the people's mandate as the ultimate basis for change.

Friends coming from different backgrounds within the party may have their own experiences and understandings, but when we rally under the UML banner, our words and actions must align with the party's documents. Interpreting personal sentiments expressed in parliament or on public platforms as the 'party line' only creates confusion among cadres and distrust among the public. Moreover, such extremist and radical views will push our party backward instead of moving it forward with the pace of time.

Today's need is not to sing the praises of past conflict-era paths, but to focus on how to achieve the country's economic transformation through a peaceful democratic system. To keep the UML original and strong as the UML, we must never forget our ideological foundation.'