நேபாளத்து மாவோயிஸ்டுகளிலும் அன்புமணி, ஸ்டாலின்கள்

நேபாளத்து மாவோயிஸ்டு தலைவர் பிரசந்தாவின் மகனைத்தான் சீனாவுக்கு பயணம் அனுப்புகிறார்கள். நேபாளத்து மாவோயிஸ்டுகளின் தலைவர் பிரசந்தாவுக்கு மாவோயிஸ்டு கொள்கையை காப்பாற்ற வேறு யாரும் நம்பகமாக இல்லை போலிருக்கிறது.

எத்தனை உயிர்களை பலி கொண்டு ஆட்சிக்கு வந்தாலும், மகனால்தான் கொள்கையை காப்பாற்ற முடிகிறது.

Prachanda’s son on China tour
Published: Monday, 25 June, 2007, 02:09 AM Doha Time

Prachanda ... building bridges with China
KATHMANDU: When they fought their 10-year 'People's War' inspired by Chinese leader Mao Zedong's teaching that power comes "out of the barrels of a gun", Nepal's Maoist guerrillas were condemned by Beijing for "bringing disrepute" to their great leader. But now Maoist supremo Prachanda's son is on a China tour on the invitation of the country's intellectuals.
Ever since the insurgents made their peace with the Nepal government and became a dominant partner in the ruling coalition, Beijing has been doing some quick re-thinking on its Maoist policy.
As a sign of that, the son of Maoist supremo Prachanda on Thursday flew to Hong Kong en route to visiting Beijing and Shanghai, just a day after China's new ambassador to Nepal said Beijing was yet to establish formal relations with the rebels.
Prakash, whose rise in the party created heartburns in the past, began acting as his father Prachanda's armed bodyguard after the guerrillas came overground following the peace pact. Prakash is accompanied by top Maoist army "general", Barsha Man Pun, better known as Ananta, on his China trip.
Though the Maoists' People's Liberation Army soldiers have been corralled in seven cantonments, its top "generals" or deputy commanders however are outside, including in parliament, after having been "transferred' by their party in other departments.
Prakash and Ananta are visiting the Chinese cities on the invitation of a group of Chinese intellectuals, who, in state-controlled China, have to be endorsed by the government.
While there is talk of Prachanda himself and Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala having been invited to China, the Maoist young brigade is already on its way to paper the rift between their party and the country that's been their ideological mother.
The Maoist "crown prince's" visit came a day after the new Chinese ambassador to Nepal, Zheng Xianglin, said his government was yet to establish formal relations with the Maoists, earlier branded as "anti-government forces” by Beijing. China earlier has sold weapons to King Gyanendra's royal regime to battle the insurgents.
“However, the Maoists are now part of the coalition government,” Zheng said. “We have to have dialogue and contact with all government officials, including the Maoists.”
Beijing is stepping up its overtures to Kathmandu following sweeping changes since last year after King Gyanendra had to step down due to an uprising.
Next month, a Chinese delegation would arrive in Kathmandu to discuss economic cooperation. Later, a second delegation would come to discuss political and diplomatic issues.
Currently, China is building a civil servants' hospital in Kathmandu, a polytechnic, roads and an ayurvedic centre.
The Maoists however hold no grudge against Mao's country for the earlier cold shoulder.
“We want to have harmonious relations with both our neighbours India and China,” Maoist leader C P Gajurel, current head of the party’s foreign division, had earlier told the media. – IANS