This meeting of the
Politbureau has been organized with a view to introduce necessary refinement to
the policy & plan for the coming days by making a general review of the
political and military situation after the last plenum of the Central Committee
(CC), in general, and after the breakdown of the ceasefire, in particular.
1. Review of the
World Situation
The analysis and
conclusions of the CC (meeting) on ‘World Situation’ have been all the more
relevant and correct today. After the Iraq war, US imperialism has been, with
every passing day, isolated politically and caught in the quagmire of greater
crisis militarily. This is getting confirmed not only by the contradictions
manifested in the recent United Nations General Assembly meeting and the world
conference of the W.T.O. held in Cancun, Mexico, but also by the increasing
resistance against US troops even in Iraq and Afghanistan and the bankruptcy of
the so-called ‘Road Map’ for peace in the Middle East. In the background of this
crisis its (i.e. the US’s) strategy to tighten its hegemony in South Asia is
also facing newer problems. In this context, the objectivity of our policy to
concentrate ideological, political and military attacks on US imperialism and
the royal military dictatorship surviving on its (i.e. the US’s) leftovers has
been proved in a grand manner. As a result of the initiative of the (Party)
Center on the basis of the above policy, not only our relations with the
communist revolutionaries and anti- imperialist masses the world over have been
strengthened and expanded but also the diplomatic relations with reactionary
forces having different levels of contradictions with US imperialism are getting
expanded.
2. Review of the
Domestic Political Situation
The Party has
attained a new offensive position politically, due to the flexible tactical
stand of making the masses sovereign through a Constituent Assembly and the
overall initiative taken for this during the negotiation process. Party’s
political supremacy has been established not only within the country but also
outside along with the declaration of cessation of relevance of ceasefire &
negotiations and appeal to go ahead with the resistance (struggle) after the
presentation of the retrograde "Concept Paper" by the old state during the third
round of negotiation and the massacre at Doramba at the same time. In this whole
process the Party has been successful to exercise its strategic firmness and
tactical flexibility from a new height.
The political
existence of the old state, which has become a puppet of Western imperialism,
particularly US imperialism, is now reduced into a royal military terrorism
against the people. The Party’s analysis and conclusion that the old state has
degenerated into military fascism dictated by imperialism after the palace
massacre, has now been vindicated all the more sharply. The fact that the
so-called commitment of the feudal elements towards multiparty democracy is
nothing but hypocrisy is thoroughly exposed by their unwillingness to co-opt
even the parliamentary political parties begging for their co-option even within
the old state. By exhibiting the extremity of imperialist and feudal obstinacy,
the old state is now making utterly ridiculous nominations to the so-called
local bodies and is insanely advocating the organization of parliamentary
elections. It is clear that a crafty conspiracy to put a veil of legitimacy to
the military fascism of the old state by obliterating the existence of even the
parliamentary political parties is inherent in all this. The political inaction
of the major parliamentary parties is gradually turning into a cause of their
own extinction. The political extinction of such elements that cannot gauze the
impossibility of constitutional monarchy in the specificity of the present world
situation of the 21st century and the development of civil war in the country is
quite natural. The inability to grasp the fact that in Nepal there is no other
alternative to either rally behind the leadership of the proletariat to complete
the bourgeois democratic revolution or to completely capitulate to military
fascism, based on the coalition of feudalism and imperialism, has become the
destiny of the parliamentary forces. The decision of the last CC that even
though it may appear triangular in form but in essence and in class terms the
political struggle in the country is bipolar, has been proved correct.
In this context it is
clear that it is necessary to carry forward firmly the Party policy of
concentrating attacks on military fascism by making political exposure, of
parliamentary capitulationism presenting itself as a middle-roader and by
uniting with the broad masses and classes.
3. Review of the
Military Situation After the Breakdown of Ceasefire
The strategic plan
chalked out by the last CC as part of the preparations for the strategic
offensive and general insurrection is still in the process of implementation.
Hence it is not possible to have its comprehensive review right now. However, as
the initial stage of the new initiation projected in that plan has been
completed, it is both possible and necessary to make an initial summing-up and
to refine & concretize the plan for the future.
It may be recollected
that the main spirit of the plan devised by the CC was to carry out
decentralized actions in the first phase, relatively centralized ones in the
second and big centralized ones in the third. As part of the decentralized
actions in the first phase the stress was on inflicting damage to and blocking
the speed of the enemy through small or big ambushes in rural areas and small or
big raids, commando attacks and small or big sabotages in the cities and the
Madhesh (plains).
As per the said forms
and goals of the actions fixed for the first phase of the new initiation, this
part of the plan has been a complete success. The decentralized but countrywide
chain of varied, intensive and daring actions has shocked and disarrayed the
enemy and forced it to remain in a defensive position. The most important and
gainful aspects of the new initiation were the successful and daring commando
attacks, raids and sabotages in the capital, Madhesh and small & big cities. As
a result of these intensive actions, it was amply testified that the enemy was
not secure even in the capital and other cities and the rural areas in the Terai
(Plains), as in the hills, were cleared (of the old state machinery). This
consequence of the new initiation is an important achievement towards the goal
of preparing grounds for the insurrection.
Road mining and
ambushes have been carried out as per the expectations in numerical terms.
However, the expectations of some qualitative ambushes have not been as much
materialized except in the Seti-Mahakali region. In terms of accidental
positional skirmishes, the encounters in Handing and Korchawang in Rolpa were
noteworthy.
In totality, the new
initiative under the new strategic plan has been accomplished successfully. In
view of the big shock-oriented attacks in a centralized form carried out in the
beginning of every new plan in the past and even the enemy and the people having
been accustomed to them, this new strategic plan has been a matter of surprise
for everybody. Despite its own heavy loss internally the enemy has made false
propaganda of self-indulgence on this new process in the form of the ‘weakening’
of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) and the ‘success’ of its own (royal) army.
On the other side, as a result of the deliberate propaganda of the enemy and the
ignorance about the essence of our plan, a section of the masses, particularly
urban middle class intellectuals, are seen to be in some confusion and
apprehensions. Even some revolutionary cadres seem to be disappointed in the
absence of big shock-oriented actions.
In spite of some such
illusions and confusions, what we should be clear about is that, in view of the
entire national & international context after the breakdown of the ceasefire,
our own political initiative, a definite kind of preparation by the enemy and
our strategy of preparations for a nationwide counter-offensive, our policy of
decentralized actions in the first phase was quite correct and objective. We
should be clear that there was the danger of a negative consequence both
politically and militarily if we had proceeded in the old fashion in the given
context. The contrary propaganda of the enemy that it is "winning" and in the
"offensive" while it is in the process of defeat and in the defensive, will
ultimately benefit the People’s War.
However, in the new
context the existing forms of actions should be continued and stress should be
placed on organizing centralized big actions, so that it may exercise a
qualitative role in the preparations for the counter-offensive and insurrection.
4. Refinement in the
Practice of Military Actions
Not only in the hills
but also in the plain areas of the Madhesh the old state power in the entire
rural areas of the country has been basically destroyed. All such areas have
come under the leadership and influence of the Party. This reality has been
acknowledged not only by us but also by our enemies inside & outside the
country.
In such a situation
resulting from the development of the great People’s War the general masses
would naturally expect from us all the more seriousness and sense of
responsibility. On the contrary, the practices of certain forms of our military
actions in certain contexts have now been inconsistent with the level of
development of the movement, (our) responsibility and expectations of the
masses. If we are not able to refine the practices of forms of military actions
in time, it will ultimately give rise to negative consequences. Hence, it is
necessary to clarify our concept & practice in the context of immediate military
actions as follows:
A. On Destruction &
Construction
The principal goal of
a revolution is to destroy the old state power and to construct a new one. Until
the old state power is completely destroyed or until the revolution is
successful, strategically the destruction is the principal (aspect). However,
tactically and practically in areas and levels where the old state power is
destroyed, the construction (aspect) gains priority in those areas & levels.
Generally the process of construction starts with destruction and there is a
dialectical relationship between the two. Nevertheless, in the context of our
practices of some forms of military actions, this dialectical relationship
between destruction & construction has not been properly expressed. For example,
continuation of activities like setting fire to the earlier Village Development
Committee (VDC) buildings in rural areas already in our control and influence,
blasting the buildings vacated by the enemy police forces with no chance of
their return, sabotaging the economic establishments of traders, small
industrialists and others willing to follow our policies & rules, etc, smack of
assuming, destruction in an absolute sense. This raises the danger of increasing
people’s grievances against us and the enemy’s capitalization on it.
Hence it is necessary
that we take the responsibility of development and construction activities and
security of physical infrastructures and natural resources in the rural areas
where the old state power has been destroyed and mobilize the masses for it. We
should stress to carry forward the developmental and construction activities in
a new style by making use of the buildings, land, forest and other economic
establishments utilized by the old state & its functionaries in the past, for
the new state power, and by standing against their possible sabotage by the
enemy. It is essential to prove this through both our words and deeds in the
rural areas in the coming days.
B. On Annihilation of Class Enemies and Spies
As per the physical
liquidation of class enemies and spies, our Party’s policy has been: to practice
it on the selected ones and to the minimum, by informing the masses and
obtaining their consent as far as possible and by not resorting to any ghastly
methods. The current need of the development of the movement, particularly in
the rural areas, has necessitated introducing refinement even in this method. Of
course, we should not be unduly carried away by the vicious propaganda of the
enemy and the opportunists about the physical annihilation of the enemy.
However, while annihilating somebody if we fail to develop and observe concrete
policy of class analysis, nature of his/her crime, democratic legal process to
establish the crime and the method of annihilation, it may have negative
consequences. It can’t just be dismissed as a baseless charge of the enemy & the
opportunists that in the past some of the annihilations have taken place
flimsily on the grounds of not giving enough donations, not providing shelter &
food, having politically opposed our movement, suspicion of being a spy, or
having enmity with our local team members. Hence, if one has to resort to
annihilation in the rural areas henceforth, it is essential to ensure that it is
not done directly by a particular team or its definite members but a certain
minimum legal method is adhered to. It should be strictly expressed in both our
policy and practice that red terror does not mean anarchy.
C. On Action Against Enemy Soldiers and Police Forces
It is axiomatic and
there is no question of any debate that the central and highest function of any
revolution is to destroy the armed forces acting as the main organ of the old
state through the People’s War. However, while practicing common and known forms
of military actions we do and should apply different methods in different
situations. For example, during encounters in actions of ambush, mining, raid,
commando attack etc, it is, and should be, stressed on defeating the enemy by
inflicting maximum damage. Nevertheless, our known policy towards the
surrendered enemy soldiers and policemen is to deal honorably with the prisoners
of war, to convince them and provide them opportunity either to join us in the
fight or to return home. It is against the principle and practice of the
People’s War to liquidate someone when encountered alone, or at home on leave,
or anywhere on the spot just because he happens to earn a living in the enemy’s
army or the police force, and ultimately its consequence is to unify rather than
disintegrate the enemy. Hence, primarily in the rural areas, when someone
serving in the enemy’s army or police forces returns home on leave he should not
be terrorized or annihilated but indoctrinated and persuaded to abandon the
(enemy) service. The manifestation of a correct policy, as we have been
hammering since the beginning, is to enlighten the family members of those
serving in the enemy’s army and police force, to organize them and protect them.
From now onwards we should strive to assure and make them realize that their
family members would be safe when at home either after or without leaving the
(enemy) service.
In the case of those
who have committed numerous and heinous crimes in the past, or higher officers
in the enemy army or police force, they should be captured and dealt with as
mentioned in Section ‘B’ earlier.
D. On Dealing with Opposition Political Leaders and Cadres
Generally our policy
towards the various reactionary and opportunist political parties has been to
give precedence to their political exposure. We have been asserting that any
physical action against somebody should be not because of his/her membership of
a particular political party but due to his/her crime against the people and the
People’s War. Moreover, as the parties in power or in the opposition have
different immediate tactical behavior, we have been accordingly dealing with
them differently and should continue to do so. We should strive to have amicable
relations with those political parties which are objectively closer to us
politically even if it is only in the immediate and tactical sense.
In the past some of
our actions have gone against the correct and total evaluation of the
contradictions and the said policy of the Party. In the new situation we should
on the one hand, strive to strictly implement the above policy and, on the
other, strive to follow the earlier mentioned democratic legal process in the
context of such persons deserving any kind of punishment or physical action. In
case of somebody’s arrest the reasons for the same should be made public without
delay.
E. On Collection of Donations
The enemy has been
making a big issue of our method of collecting donations to spread illusion
amongst the middle classes. To deprive the enemy of this weapon and to prevent
the middle classes from getting mislead and terrorized, it has been necessary to
make our donations policy more systematic and refined. In the past, while
collecting donations there have been some lapses in making adequate class
analysis of the related persons, organizations, etc, in studying their
background and in dealing with them accordingly. As a result a lot of anarchy
has been seen in the field of financial collections. Hence in the future this
anarchy should be ended and to make the financial collection process more
systematic a concrete criteria for collecting donations from the people on a
class basis should be fixed and, on the other side, a system of punishing and
taxing the enemy should be developed.
It is essential that
the (Party) Regional Bureaus should control the activities of collection of
donations and taxes.
F. On Various National & International Non-Governmental
Organizations
Even though in the
past we made marginal differentiation in the context of ending the hegemony of
the old state in rural areas, generally we had an offensive policy against all
types of NGOs & INGOs. However, in the changed current situation it is necessary
to refine this policy.
It is essential to
deal positively with such NGOs, which are not straightway linked politically
with the old state and are desirous of working in tandem with our policies and
plans in the rural areas. Similarly, except for those INGOs directly financed by
the US imperialism that has been most hostile towards the People’s War at the
international level, we should not carry out any physical action or exercise
coercion against the INGOs related with neutral countries or those not hostile
against the People’s War like the European Union and others and should strive to
solve the problem through dialogue, interaction and coordination.
Military Actions Rock
the Country
Reports from MAOIST
INFORMATION BULLETIN-4, (Nepal) website:
www.cpnm.org
Daring military
actions by the PLA have rocked the country since the morrow of the breakdown
of peace negotiations and ceasefire. Everyday dozens of military actions,
mostly in the form of commando raids, ambushes, sabotage and annihilations,
have taken place in almost all the 75-districts of the country. The
discernible new trend has been to focus the military actions more in the
cities and Terai (plain) areas and carry out more of decentralized actions,
which has spread panic on the enemy camp.
On August 28, Col .
Kiran Basnet, the highest-ranking military officer to have been targeted so
far in the PW, was annihilated in Kathmandu in broad daylight. On the same day
another Col., Ramindra Chhetri, the notorious spin doctor of the RNA who
headed the so-called psychic–warfare department and used to conduct a regular
TV show maligning the revolutionary fighters, was shot in Kathmandu but
narrowly escaped death. Similarly the next day, Devendra Raj Kandel, an
ex-Minister of State for Home Affairs who gained notoriety for his outrageous
remark, "Come with bag-full of Maoists’ head and go with bag-full of money",
when he was in power, managed to survive with multiple gun-shot injuries.
In some of the most
daring money-actions more than 10 million rupees were captured from
government-owned commercial banks in Tulsipur (Dang) and Chitwan, located just
a few hundred meters away from the RNA barracks, on August 28 and 29
respectively.
Within the next ten
days, successful raids were carried out against police outposts in Sarlahi,
Rupendehi, Chitwan and elsewhere; dozens of RNA soldiers were killed in
successful ambushes in Achham, Surkhet, Kalikot, Kailali, Dhading,
Sindhupal-chok, Dolkha, Udaipur, etc.; and several informers annihilated. A
series of high sabotages against govt offices in Kathmandu on September 8 and
in Hetauda on September 12 sent chills down the spine of the reactionaries.
Apart from these
innumerable decentralized actions throughout the length and breadth of the
country, a major encounter took place with a 150-strong RNA force in
Korchaw-ang (Rolpa) on September 7. In one of the longest exercise of
positional warfare extending over 19 hours, the valiant PLA fighters
successfully repulsed the RNA mercenaries, killing 6, injuring dozens and
capturing thousands of rounds of precious ammunitions and other equipments.
Four PLA fighters attained glorious martyrdom during the process.
Meanwhile, the
genocidal royal regime has been killing dozens of unarmed masses and political
cadres in daily fake encounters. An enquiry commission sent by the
pro-establishment National Human Rights Commission to investigate the massacre
of 19 persons in Dorambha on August 17 has corroborated this and censured the
RNA for the ghastly crime.
Our Party, too, has
expressed sincere regrets for the loss of a number of innocent lives during
sabotage actions in Kathmandu and elsewhere, and has vowed to exercise more
caution in future.
5. On the Future
Military Plan
It has been already
mentioned that the military plan prepared by the last meeting of the CC was
correct and it is still in the process of implementation. As the use of
‘relative centralization’ terminology has objectively created some misgivings
and pressure on the PLA, while refining this plan the policy of relatively
centralized actions needs to be excluded for the time being. We should be clear
that objectively relative centralization would be automatically present within
the decentralized actions. Hence, in the coming plan decentralized actions
should be resolutely carried forward without any pressure and preparations
should be made for centralized and definite big actions.
6. On the
presentation of the People’s State Power
In the light of the
current situation of the total rural areas of the country having passed on to
the influence and control of the People’s War and a noteworthy rise in the
international publicity and influence, the following steps should be taken to
raise the political intervention against the old state to a new height:
a) To appeal to the
United Nations and other international forums for the representation of the
people’s power while opposing the so-called representation of the military
fascist old state.
b) To request through
formal communication with all the countries of the world affiliated to the
United Nations for support and cooperation to the new state power against the
old state.
c) It is necessary to
systematize the policy, plan and program of the new state power so as to assume
responsibility for the entire rural areas in the country. For this, a concrete
program of the people’s power in all the economic, political, social and
cultural spheres should be implemented and the preparations for the final
insurrection be hastened.
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