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State managerial role
Dahal became the member of the legislative parliament in 2063 B.S. which was formed with an objective to form a new constitution through constituent assembly election. The constituent assembly was popular as one of the major political agenda of the then Maoist Nepal Communist Party.
Dahal elected as the member of constituent assembly from Chitwan province number 3 made vital contributions to form constitution through Nepal’s historical constituent assembly election. Dahal also fulfilled his responsibility being the principal administrative advisor during the second prime minister period of party president Prachanda.
Dedication by whole family towards war protest
Marrying to Durgadevi Poudel in 2028 B.S. Dahal has five family members including two sons (Samir/Dinesh Dahal) and one daughter (Kalpana Dahal). Dahal became a fulltime member of the party after seven years of the birth of his elder son. Dahal was interested to work in the party after the people’s movement in 2046B.S. remained in Nepal. But he moved to India with his family providing responsibility to his wife regarding party committee formation and women firm management. He involved his elder son Samir Dahal making him fulltime member of the party in 2058 B.S. Similarly, in 2060 B.S. he provided the responsibility to his elder son and daughter-in-law to work for party in Bheri-Karnali while made his younger son and daughter-in-law directly involved in people’s war. Almost all members of Dahal family have experienced working for the party. However, Dahal feels little bit uncomfort for his children for not achieving proper formal education though he is proud for his family contribution to run the party activities.
Agony of foreign land
According to Dahal, it is most challenging to form and expand the party by making most of the Nepalese who work as guard teaching them regarding communist party. Dahal also remained hungry most of the day due to lack of economic resource while running party office in Gorakhpur and money was not enough to buy even 1 kg rice. Dahal also shared his bitter experience that he did not make or buy any suit of clothes while struggling in foreign land since 2037 till 2049 B.S. Whatever money he got from his helpers also used to expand in buying household stuffs. He shared his experience consuming only hot water and potato during the struggling days within the compulsion of party formation. He also experienced that people in foreign land have the illusion that the communist knows everything while forming parties. In a way to party expansion, leaders need to tell the name of newborn baby or medicine for sick people. Even, mostly one must face complicated questions if not been able to answer difficult questions of science. Dahal also remembered that he has kept the name of newborn babies knowingly and unknowingly. If not done so, then it would be difficult to involve them in party formation.
Financial and physical support to succeed in civil war
Communist party organization and committees of Akhil Bharat Nepali Ekata Samaj were actively incorporated in 26 different states of India. During that time, the communist party was the biggest party after Congress Aai and Bharatiya Janata Party- Dahal shared with proud. He was also responsible for maintaining brotherhood relations with the underground communist party in India, providing physical and vocational training to party members of Nepal, protecting them and making financial support. He also played a vital role to safeguard party members and necessary weapons needed for people’s war. People’s war that commenced from 2052 B.S. and till it occurs in the 2055 party faced great challenges. He also continued his role in the publication of party mouthpiece along with managing necessary weapons, training, economic support and the injured in people’s war. However, he wished to actively work for party staying in Nepal so that he can contribute directly to the war.
Worrying to fulfill responsibility than to designation
Dahal shared he is satisfied with the responsibility assigned by the party rather than the designation. As per him, a designation only is not a big deal but most importantly everyone has to fulfill their duty assigned to them. No one has complained his duty played as committee president of province number 3 after the party unification. Dahal said- ‘I am full confident to hold duties assigned by party with fairness following directions of the party command with no cheating in my history.’
Worrying towards the losing communist character
It seems to be fantasy while Dahal remembered his struggling days making a contribution towards party formation and his dedication to actively involved in party activities. He further added- ‘We used to work for party wearing clothes of the guard which were out of order from 2037 B.S. till 2049 B.S. He believes in inspiring communist value and behavior. He is confident that adhere to the ideal of Puspalal, President Prachanda and Madan Bhandari party will consolidate itself. Dahal is fully confident that with the strong leadership of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) comrade K.P. and comrade Prachanda, scientific socialism with new thinking will be formed.
Dahal expressed his concern that party central leaders will have to think to restore the communist idealism. He further shared that the future of the communist movement will be insecure if discrimination within the party, sophisticated lifestyle and desirous greediness will restore. He believes that the communist movement succeeds only if vigorous leadership with proper planning will be implemented.
Dahal is also confident that reducing the gap between party leaders and the public will provide the manifested experience to their life. He shared that the relation between party and public will not strengthen by joining hands together during the election campaigns. It is equally important for party leaders to maintain healthy relations with the public as well. Dahal is very much worried that patriarchal thought towards the communist party adversely affects the communist behavior and character which will hamper to improve the party’s internal life.
(Note: This is English translation version of Nepali feature article written by Dhruba Prasad Ghimire)
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
