The Communist Party of Nepal (Revolutionary Maoist) ( ne, नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (क्रान्तिकारी माओवादी)), abbreviated CPN (RM), is a
communist party
A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of ''The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. A ...
in
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
. It was founded on June 2012 by the then vice-chairman of
Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), abbreviated UCPN (Maoist), (Nepali: एकीकृत नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी)), was a political party in Nepal. It was founded ...
,
Mohan Baidya
Mohan Baidya ( ne, मोहन वैद्य) is a Nepalese political activist who is the chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal Revolutionary Maoist, a party formed in 2012 by a splinter group from the Nepal Communist Party - Maoist Uni ...
after splitting from the party.
History
Formation and first split, 2012–2014
On June 2012,
Mohan Baidya
Mohan Baidya ( ne, मोहन वैद्य) is a Nepalese political activist who is the chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal Revolutionary Maoist, a party formed in 2012 by a splinter group from the Nepal Communist Party - Maoist Uni ...
split off from
UCPN (Maoist)
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), abbreviated UCPN (Maoist), (Nepali: एकीकृत नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी)), was a political party in Nepal. It was founded ...
along with 45 of 149 central committee members to form the Communist Party of Nepal–Maoist, also referred to as dash Maoists. He accused the party of being filled with opportunists and the leadership of destroying the achievements of the
People's War
People's war (Chinese: 人民战争), also called protracted people's war, is a Maoist military strategy. First developed by the Chinese communist revolutionary leader Mao Zedong (1893–1976), the basic concept behind people's war is to mainta ...
. He also termed accepting the line of "
democratic republic
A democratic republic is a form of government operating on principles adopted from a republic and a democracy. As a cross between two exceedingly similar systems, democratic republics may function on principles shared by both republics and democrac ...
" in 2005 and signing the
Comprehensive Peace Accord
The Comprehensive Peace Accord ( ne, विस्तृत शान्ति सम्झौता; abbreviated CPA) was signed on 21 November 2006 between the Government of Nepal and the Unified Communist Party of Nepal.
Highlights of the peac ...
in 2006 as major mistakes by the Maoist leadership. The party boycotted the
2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly elections and opposed the interim government led by Chief Justice
Khil Raj Regmi
Khil Raj Regmi ( ne, खिलराज रेग्मी, OGDB, OTSP, born 31 May 1949) was ''de facto'' Prime Minister of Nepal from 2013 to 2014. Regmi has served as Chief Justice of Nepal since May 2011, having been appointed by President Ra ...
that was conducting the elections. The party tried disrupting the elections detonating bombs in several places which resulted in the death of a child.
On 24 November 2014, party general secretary,
Netra Bikram Chand "Biplav" along with 12 central committee members split from the party accusing Baidya of weak leadership and failure to lead the party to a new stage of revolution. The new party was formed in 29 November 2014 as the
Communist Party of Nepal Maoist.
Revolutionary Maoist, 2015–present
The party merged with
CPN (Unified) on 8 November 2015 and agreed to name the party CPN (Revolutionary Maoist). The party suffered another split on 14 May 2016 when a faction advocating for unification with the UPCN (Maoist) elected
Ram Bahadur Thapa
Ram Bahadur Thapa ( ne, राम बहादुर थापा), also widely known by his nom de guerre Badal, is a Nepali politician and former Minister for Home Affairs. He is the vice president of CPN (UML).
Political life
Before the ...
as the party chairman and decided to merge with the UCPN (Maoist) and other Maoist parties to form
CPN (Maoist Centre)
The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (), abbreviated CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN Maoist Centre, or CPN (MC), is the third largest political party in Nepal. It was founded in 1994 after breaking away from the Communist P ...
.
The party joined electoral politics in 2017 and formed the Patriotic People's Republican Front, Nepal ( ne, देशभक्त जनगणतन्त्रिक मोर्चा, नेपाल) as its electoral front under the leadership of
Chandra Prakash Gajurel
Chandra Prakash Gajurel "Prakash" ( ne, चन्द्रप्रकाश गजुरेल, born 29 April 1948) is a Nepalese political activist who is a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M). Hi ...
.
Ideology
The party has adopted the line of unified people's revolution.
Scientific socialism
Scientific socialism is a term coined in 1840 by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon in his book ''What is Property?'' to mean a society ruled by a scientific government, i.e., one whose sovereignty rests upon reason, rather than sheer will: Thus, in a given ...
is their political program.
The party has also endorsed a political line of "new people's revolt" moving forward from the line of "people's war" from the previous Maoist party.
Activities
The Communist Party of Nepal has issued a warning against the screening of Hindi films and operation of vehicles bearing Indian number plates in 10 districts, saying that anybody defying its ban will face the consequences. The party imposed the ban in the districts under the Tamsaling Ethnic State Committee, including Chitwan, Makwanpur, Dhading, and Kavre. It is claimed that the move was aimed at protecting national sovereignty.
As claimed, the party has banned the screening of Hindi movies and broadcast of Hindi songs in these districts in an attempt to promote Nepali films and songs. The ban on operation of vehicles with Indian number plates has also been imposed as a large number of such vehicles are found transporting agriculture goods from India, which has resulted in the domestic produce losing out the market in the country. The party has warned that anybody defying the ban will face the consequences.
Following the CPN's ban order, different broadcast media based in Chitwan and Makawanpur have stopped playing Hindi songs. Meanwhile, a delegation comprising representatives from the broadcast media based in the districts have urged the CPN's Chitwan District committee to withdraw the ban.
Electoral performance
The party participates in elections as the Patriotic People's Democratic Front, Nepal.
Notes
See also
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Communist Party of Nepal (2014)
The Communist Party of Nepal is a political party in Nepal led by Netra Bikram Chand (Biplab). It was formed from a split in the Communist Party of Nepal (Revolutionary Maoist) in 2014.
History
Echoing the 2012 split of Kiran's faction going ...
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Nepalese Civil War
The Nepalese Civil War was a protracted armed conflict that took place in the former Kingdom of Nepal from 1996 to 2006. It saw fighting between the Nepalese royal government and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) throughout the country. ...
References
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Political parties established in 2012