76th anniversary of communist party of Nepal being observed today

Kathmandu, April 22: The 76th anniversary of the communist party of Nepal is being observed, organizing various programs in the country today.

It was Baisakh 9, 2006 BS, the communist party of Nepal was instituted at Shyam Bazaar of Calcutta, India. It was formed under the leadership of Pushpa Lal Shrestha. The founding leaders of the party were Nar Bahadur Karmacharya, Niranjan Govinda Vaidya, Narayan Bilash Joshi and Moti Devi Shrestha.

Moti Devi was, however, absent during the party announcement. Nepal had a communist party 102 years after the issuance of the communist manifesto and 32 years after the October Revolution. The communist party established an underground organization aimed at challenging the tyrannical Rana system and liberating Nepalis from suppression and exploitation.

There are several communist parties and groups, including the CPN UML, the CPN (Maoist Centre), the CPN (Unified Socialist), the Rashtriya Janamorcha, and the CPN (ML). The voices for the unification of communist parties are heard intermittently in Nepal, but concrete realization is elusive.

The recent glaring example was the unification of UML and Maoist Centre, thereby announcing the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) in 2075BS, which faced a debacle soon. However, the communist parties are observing the establishment day and organizing various programs.

The CPN UML is holding a special program at Nepal Academy this noon. Seven persons who contributed to Nepal’s communist movement and expansion will be honored on the occasion. A book ‘Shelter’ will be released at the event. Even the Maoist Centre and Unified Socialist are conducting the programs on this occasion.