Prachanda faces flak from Maoists

The deliberations and criticism faced by the Prime Minister in the central committee clearly proves that he is in a minority while the 8216;uncompromising radicals8217; were in a absolute majority, a central committee member told The Indian Express. 8220;It was no doubt a defeat for the PM,8221; he said. 8220;We have decided to settle all the issues at the national conference,8221; said Barshaman Pun, a prominent central committee member. 8220;It will chart out the party8217;s future action plan and strategies,8221; he added.

The Committee for the first time saw a parallel political line being pushed by Kiran Baidya, a senior leader of the CPN-M, challenging that of Prachanda8217;s. Kiran is in favour of a decisive movement to establish a people8217;s republic instead of going for a compromise in the form of a coalition Government. Prachanda8217;s as well as Kiran8217;s documents will now be placed before the conference. 8220;Besides the policy of the government, PM Prachanda was also criticised for corruption and nepotism that he was promoting in the government8221;, another central committee member said.