Nepal's Maoists Willing to Establish Diplomatic Relations with USA and Europe

Addressing a mass gathering in Kathmandu on 2 April, Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and Supreme Commander of People's Liberation Army (PLA) Prachanda said that his party on behalf of the grassroot Nepalis would like to establish diplomatic relations with the USA. Amidst hundreds of thousands of ordinary masses, he said, "America or Europe need not be afraid of us. We want peace. We want a sovereign and prosperous Nepal. Advocating the majority's grassroot agenda is not extremism." He referred to his informal hearing of reports that some power players in foreign countries were preparing for preventing measures against the transformative agenda of the Nepalis, who fought for ten years to materialize their dream of drastic changes.

Addressing the gathering, another senior leader of the party Dr. Baburam Bhattarai said his party was in favor of New Nepal not as a slogan but in substance. For this, he said "new leadership, new concepts and transformative agenda" were needed.

Senior literary figure and columnist Khagendra Sangraula suggested the Maoist leaders and cadres to be more self-restrained and polite as their antagonistic forces would want to derail the peace process by exaggerate even minor incidents. He urged the people to use their best conscience for defeating the rotten and corrupt forces through the constituent assembly polls. For this, he said that Maoist leaderships were comparatively much better for implementing the grassroot agenda of New Nepal and that he believed in the Maoist leadership though he was not a Maoist cadre himself.

Famous singers and musicians Ramesh Shrestha, Shambhu Rai and other artists had performed vocals in the program. They also urged the people to choose the Maoist leaderships as they were determined and honest enough to implement people's agenda.