This would be the first general convention of the party following a split in the UCPN (Maoist) last June. Then UCPN (Maoist) leader Mohan Baidya split the party after it adopted "peace and constitution" as the party´s line against his demand for a "people´s revolt". [break]
"Around 1000 representatives will participate in the general convention from within and outside the country," Pampha Bhusal, spokesperson of CPN-Maoist, told Republica.
According to party central committee member Maheshwar Dahal, around 100 representatives will participate from India, Europe, America and other parts of the Asia. A total of 44 central committee members and 30 central advisory committee members will participate in the general convention as organizing committee members.
The party has completed conventions of the village, municipal and district levels. Bhusal informed that the state committee conventions will be completed by 1 January.
Both UCPN (Maoist) and CPN-Maoist had announced their convention dates after the split. UCPN (Maoist) general convention scheduled for February 2, 2013 is overdue for two decades. Pushpa Kamal Dahal has been leading the party since the 1992 general convention held in Chitwan.
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