Former Nepal Maoist combatants to meet at party gathering after 20 years
1 Feb 2013 6:59 AM IST
In a show of strength, Nepal's former Maoist combatants will gather at their party's national convention being held after a gap of over two decades, in which it transformed itself from a guerrilla group to a mainstream political party at the helm.
Some 2,500 delegates from across the country will attend the general convention of UCPN-Maoists starting February 2 in central Nepal's Hetauda Municipality in an attempt to revamp their organisation. It will be a show of strength for the Maoists for the first time since the end of the decade-long civil war in which 16,0000 people were killed.
The party had held its last convention in central Nepal's Chitawan district in 1991, when Prachanda was elected general secretary of Rastriya Janamorcha, the old name of the party.
Now Hetauda, an industrial town, has been selected as venue for the general convention of the party, which has now consolidated its urban organisation as well.
The seventh Unity General Convention of the UCPN-Maoist will endorse the political document to be presented by party chief Prachanda and elect a 125-member central body that will nominate the office bearers, including the party president.
Some 2,500 delegates from across the country will attend the general convention of UCPN-Maoists starting February 2 in central Nepal's Hetauda Municipality in an attempt to revamp their organisation. It will be a show of strength for the Maoists for the first time since the end of the decade-long civil war in which 16,0000 people were killed.
The party had held its last convention in central Nepal's Chitawan district in 1991, when Prachanda was elected general secretary of Rastriya Janamorcha, the old name of the party.
Now Hetauda, an industrial town, has been selected as venue for the general convention of the party, which has now consolidated its urban organisation as well.
The seventh Unity General Convention of the UCPN-Maoist will endorse the political document to be presented by party chief Prachanda and elect a 125-member central body that will nominate the office bearers, including the party president.
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