We recieved the following brief article from the Kasama Project, it provides a good orientation for the coming period when a revolutionary (or counter-revolutionary) showdown is highly possible. We are also reprinting the Maobadi protest program that was printed in Telegraph Nepal. We also recommend our recent pamphlet, A Revolution at the Brink: Stand with Nepal, for an introduction to this movement.
A collision has been building for months — since the Nepali military refused to accept civilian control and restructure along the lines ordered by the Maoist-dominated government. Since then the Maosts resigned from national office and regrouped in a series of strategic meetings. They have called for public actions — suggesting that this might build to the kind of storm that toppled the King a few years ago. The word insurrection has been mentioned.
And meanwhile the reactionary forces have braced themselves and grouped around the military high command. The chances of a military coup, or strike against the Maoists is very real. And there are reports of the Nepali military leaders meeting with the U.S. representatives and other reactionaries.
All of this has been reported here on Kasama or on our sister site Revolution in South Asia. We urge our readers to back up and reread the interviews and analysis we have been publishing. In particular the recent interview with Baburam Bhattarai is worth reading closely and soberly.
Now the talking, planning, and organizing have come to this: the Nepali Maoists have launched their wave of actions. And we should urge everyone to set their eyes onto Nepal, and prepare to speak out in defense of its people and revolutionary movement.
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November 1, 2009 evening: Official declaration of the fresh movement and countrywide torch demonstration.
November 2, 2009: Gherao of the entire VDCs and Municipalities of the country for the whole day.
November 3, 2009: Mercifully they have no programs on this day.
November 4-5, 2009: Gherao of the entire District Administration Office whole day.
The population has been given three days gap.
November 9, 2009: Declaration of Autonomous Republic(s).
November 10, 2009: Blockade of the Kathmandu valley including the Airport. (Neither take off nor landing will be allowed).
November 11, has been left out.
November 12-13, 2009: Gherao of Government secretariat with millions of people.
Ernesto Aguilar and Eric Ribellarsi from our collective will be appearing live on the Green Party Houston's television show, GreenWatchTV to discuss revolution in Nepal, the Lalgargh rebellion in India, and the massive state repression in India called "Operation Green Hunt." We invite everyone to tune in and feel free to call in during the show with comments, questions, and criticisms at 713-807-1794.
