Jhalanath Khanal rejects merger with Maoist Centre
Summary
Senior CPN (Unified Socialist) leader Jhalanath Khanal has rejected the proposed merger with the Maoist Centre, urging a review of the party's journey and advocating for a broad national front ahead of elections.
Key Points
- Jhalanath Khanal opposes the merger of CPN (Unified Socialist) with the Maoist Centre, stating it is not the right time.
- He calls for a 'ruthless review' of the party's four-year journey since splitting from UML.
- Khanal criticizes party chair Madhav Kumar Nepal and left leaders for drifting towards right-wing politics and making humiliating deals with foreign powers.
- He urges forming a broad national front and uniting leftist and progressive forces for socialist transformation.