UML, the third-largest party in the CA, came up with the new five-point drive during National Representative Council meeting attended by 950 representatives.[break]
The five themes of the campaign include creating public pressure for ensuring peace and constitution in time, establishing party´s stronghold in the downtrodden communities, launching campaign against social anomalies and corruption, taking special initiatives for socio-economic transformation and an initiation to strengthen national interest and ensuring social harmony.
Under campaign for public pressure for peace and statute in time, the party decided to hold huge mass gatherings and demonstrations at seven regional hubs such as Biratnagar, Janakpur, Hetauda, Butwal, Pokhara, Nepalgunj and Attariya in the Nepali month of Chait.
"In view of the fact that the peace process and constitution writing have failed to gather momentum mainly due to Maoists´ inappropriate stances and their new conditions, our party has decided to launch massive campaign to ensure peace and statute in time," said the proposal acquired by Republica.
Under the proposal, the party has instructed the party´s district committee and other chapters to hold at least one seminar, publicity or other creative activities to advocate the party´s official position.
It has also instructed its leaders and lawmakers to strongly lobby in favor of the party´s official position at the inter-party talks, the CA, Constitutional Committees, the dispute resolution subcommittee and other platforms.
Penetration into downtrodden communities
Stating that most of the representatives at the NRC meeting expressed serious concern over party gradually loosing its hold in the proletariat and downtrodden communities such as women, dalits, Tarai-Madhes and indigenous-ethnic communities, the new proposal plans to penetrate into such groups.
It said the party´s wings representing women, dalits, ethnic and indigenous communities and the party´s trade union will identify issues and challenges in the communities and come up with a concrete plan of action for the purpose. "Based on that plan, the party will launch a three-month campaign for publicity and strengthening party organization among the communities," said the document. It has also proposed to offer special leadership training programs for the youths representing from such communities.
Initiative for socio-economic transformation
The party aims launch a massive campaign to make the party rank and file self-reliant by orienting them toward more productive and people-oriented activities. For that, all the district committees shall come up with plans and priorities for development and productive activities in their respective areas. Necessary infrastructure would be developed with a plan to launch a campaign to form cooperatives.
"The party now aims to mobilize more and more cadres on productive activities and only the essential human resources will be deployed as the party´s whole-time cadres," said the proposal.
Anti-corruption drive
The UML has concluded that social anomalies such as corruption, social discrimination against ´untouchables´, and domestic violence are still rampant in the society and it has vowed to lead a campaign for social transformation.
Likewise, the party also plans launch campaign for strengthening national interest and ensuring strong social harmony. For that the party will intensify inter-community dialogues with a view to dispel suspicions and mistrust among various communities.
The party said the proposal was brought to give continuity to the enthusiasm instilled in UML´s rank and file by the recently-concluded three-month campaign. It claimed that by rejuvenating the party rank and file, it aims to establish the third-largest party as the largest organization in the country.
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