Bal Chandra Poudel ( ne, बालचन्द्र पौडेल; born 8 Asaar 2016 B.S.) is a Nepali Politician from the

Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress ( ne, नेपाली कांग्रेस ; abbr. NC) is the largest social democratic political party in Nepal. As per the results of recent local election, ''Nepali Congress'' stands as the single largest party of ...

party. He was Party President for the district of

Rasuwa Rasuwa District ( ne, रसुवा जिल्ला is one of 13 districts of Bagmati Province and one of seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhunche as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (201 ...

for several decades. Poudel spent most of his youth in prison fighting against the Panchayat regime. He contested several parliamentary elections representing

but lost it all times: one in 1991, against popular leader Ram Krishna Acharya; a founding member of Rastriya Prajatantra Party.

Political career

Poudel entered politics in 1974 inspired by the social-democratic ideals of

. His political career is believed to be very honest and ideal. Poudel is well known for his keen participation in anti-panchayat movements in Nepal. It is believed in the district of

that Poudel was the only one to actively involve in anti-panchayat movements and movements of civil rights 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 ma ...

until multi party democracy was introduced. He actively participated in the People's Movement I (Jana Aandalon) of 1990, which led to the end of the

Panchayat system Panchayat ( ne, पञ्चायत) was a partyless political system incepted by King Mahendra by sidelining the Nepali Congress government of B. P. Koirala on 15 December 1960 AD (1st Poush 2017 BS). He introduced the partyless Panchayat sys ...

and the removal of the ban on political parties. Poudel stood as a candidate for the

Parliament of Nepal The Federal Parliament of Nepal ( ne, संघीय संसद नेपाल, translit=Saṅghīya Sansada Nēpāla, label=none) is the bicameral federal and supreme legislature of Nepal established in 2018. It consists of the National ...

from

in 2051 B.S. He lost the election by few hundred votes which went on very hard to

in the

, as it was left out few seats behind by

Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) The Communist Party of Nepal ( ne, नेपाल कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी), abbreviated CPN, was a communist party in Nepal from 1949 to 1962. It was founded on 15 September 1949 to struggle against the autocratic Rana ...

to become the largest party of Nepal. Poudel was the president of the Nepali Congress party for the district of Rasuwa for decades before multi party democracy was introduced in Nepal. He actively held the responsibility as district president of

from 2004 to 2008. In 2006, Poudel was arrested for organizing a protest rally in

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and chanting slogans like "ज्ञानेन्द्र चोर देश छोड", which literally means: Burglar King leave my country. During the period of direct rule by

King Gyanendra Gyanendra Shah ( ne, ज्ञानेन्द्र शाह, born 7 July 1947) is a former monarch who was the last King of Nepal, reigning from 2001 to 2008. As a child, he was briefly king from 1950 to 1951, when his grandfather, Tribhuva ...

, he was arrested along with other party members during a protest rally on 18 February 2005.

Constituent Assembly election, 2008

Poudel was a candidate in the Constituent Assembly election of 2008 (2064 B.S.) On 1 April 2008, during the election period in Rasuwa, he and other Nepali Congress members were attacked by

Maoists Maoism, officially called Mao Zedong Thought by the Chinese Communist Party, is a variety of Marxism–Leninism that Mao Zedong developed to realise a socialist revolution in the agricultural, pre-industrial society of the Republic of Chi ...

. The NC had announced the event as "indefinite shutdown in Rasuwa district protesting the Maoists' attack on NC candidate Bal Chandra Poudel and its cadres on Tuesday, April 01, 2008.". He was taken to the Teaching Hospital by air. A total 25 people were arrested from

after the incident.

Controversial Claims

On 15 August 2020, in a television interview with popular journalist Rishi Dhamala, Poudel claimed that "Our current party president is the most ineffective and unsuccessful president throughout the history". Furthermore, he lashed out at president

Deuba Sher Bahadur Deuba ( ne, शेरबहादुर देउवा, ; born 13 June 1946) is a Nepali politician and former prime minister of Nepal. He has also been serving as the president of the Nepali Congress since 2016. Deuba has served ...

citing Deuba's ineffectiveness as a leader of the opposition in the

Federal Parliament of Nepal The Federal Parliament of Nepal ( ne, संघीय संसद नेपाल, translit=Saṅghīya Sansada Nēpāla, label=none) is the bicameral federal and supreme legislature of Nepal established in 2018. It consists of the National ...

. In the same interview, Poudel even criticized other leaders like

Ram Chandra Poudel Ram Chandra Paudel (Nepali:राम चन्द्र पौडेल) is a Nepalese politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal. He is the senior leader of the Nepali Congress. Paudel is ...

by stating that "We are being unfair by coercing our leaders to carry load of the party".

References

External links

Party website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Poudel, Bal Chandra People from Rasuwa District Nepali Congress politicians from Bagmati Province Living people 1961 births 20th-century births People of the Nepalese Civil War

Political career

Constituent Assembly election, 2008

Controversial Claims

See also

References

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