Learn from Nepal Maoists, Left tell Naxalites

New Delhi, June 18 (UNI) Left parties today asked the naxalite groups in the country to reconsider their political tactical line in the wake of the Maoists in Nepal joining the mainstream saying the concept of power through bullet has been repudiated in the kingdom.

The CPI (M), CPI and Forward Bloc said the historic accord between the Maoists and the seven-party alliance in Nepal would have a direct impact on Maoist movement in South Asia in general and India in particular.

In separate interviews to UNI, top Left leaders said the historic development in Nepal shows that the Maoists have virtually agreed to join the struggle for power in a ''competitive parliamentary democracy''.

On Friday, Maoist leader in Nepal, Prachanda agreed to join the mainstream and interim government after a marathon ten-hour meeting with Prime Minister G P Koirala.

CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan said,''This is a historic accord between the Maoists and the seven-party alliance, which will have far-reaching repercussions not only in our sub-continent but also over the Marxist extremist thinking all over the world.'' Mr Bardhan, a veteran Communist leader and freedom fighter, said the development in Nepal would have a ''great impact'' on the polity in the entire Indian sub-continent as there had been talks of a ''revolutionary corridor'' from Kashmir to Vishakapatanam encompassing all the naxalite movements and a section of the LTTE.

Some sections within Pakistan, he said, had been thinking that establishment of such a corridor would help the Maoists in their country to bring about a revolutionary change.

''But now the accord in Nepal will have ideological repercussions on the extremist elements everywhere,'' Mr Bardhan said.

Stating that the Maoists joining parliamentary democracy had refuted the basic concept of Maoism that the power comes through the barrel of gun, CPI National Secretary Shamim Faizi said if the ballot has to decide the future of a country's set-up, which the Nepal Maoists have agreed to, the Maoists elements in India will have to redraft their political and strategic tactics.

He said in India, there are several naxalite groups who owe their allegiance to Maoist concept of armed revolution. ''Now, they have to rethink on their political tactical line.'' The CPI leaders said certain elements in the Indian government, who are propping up groups like 'Salwa Judum' (Self-Defence Groups) for armed confrontation with the naxalites, have to rethink about their strategy.

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