Press Release Of The Historic National Unity Congress Of The RCPN
Media reporters!
In the present political context, when exploitation, oppression and domination of globalized imperialism,
neocolonialism and neo-liberalism internationally, and those of comprador and bureaucratic bourgeoisie have been rampant, rightist revisionism has remained dominant, and all-round crisis is on the rise nationally, this Congress has been accomplished.
It is known to all that we constituted the Revolutionary Communist Party Nepal by uniting the erstwhile
Communist Party of Nepal (Revolutionary Maoist) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Bahumat), in 2023, on May Day, to move towards resolving the contradiction between the favorable objective condition and the adverse subjective condition for the revolution in Nepal. Exactly one year later, in 2024, on May Day, the Revolutionary Communist Party of Nepal, uniting again with the Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal), spectacularly organized its National Unity Congress in Kathmandu from 28 November to 8 December 2024. This press conference is organized to publicize the important decisions adopted in this Congress.
The process of the Congress has been completed in three phases:
Inaugural Ceremony:
On November 28, the processions that had started from Kathmandu Shanti Batika and Tripureshwor in
participation of the revolutionary masses, observers and representatives of the Unity Congress, and party leaders reached the stage erected on Dharmapath, New Road and turned into an inaugural ceremony. It was presided over by the outgoing co-coordinator Com. Asim, and the outgoing spokesperson Com. Sudarshan conducted it. After the guests invited from home and abroad occupied their seats on the stage, the programme proceeded with a tribute to the martyrs and the singing of the International Anthem. The senior leader com. Gaurav delivered a welcome speech in the opening ceremony, and the outgoing coordinator comrade Kiran inaugurated the Congress by lighting a Torch; and then delivered an inaugural speech. Representatives of the domestic and foreign friendly and fraternal parties expressed their best wishes for the grand success of the National Unity Congress.
Closed Session:
The closed session was held from November 29 to December 8 in Tribhuvan University Memorial Hall, Kirtipur, Kathmandu. A proposal of a 5-member Presidium comprising Com. Kamal, Com. Sagar, Com. Pravah, Com. Bindeshwar and Com. Shobha put forward by Com. Sudarshan was passed with applause from the House formed of Congress representatives and observers. Then, the following draft proposals were adopted under the chairmanship of the Presidium.
1. All the draft supplementary proposals and the draft political report presented by Com. Kiran was placed in twenty groups for discussion. Along with those sixteen supplementary proposals, the political report presented by Com. Kiran was unanimously adopted in the closed session. The Congress has adopted the party’s political line to be scientific socialism through a step of the new democratic revolution for the present Nepalese society, which is in a neo-colonial condition with semi-feudal and semi-colonial characteristics, and Marxism-Leninism-Maoism has been adopted to be the Party’s guiding principle. Likewise, the Unity Congress has adopted federalism with the theoretical acceptance of the right to self-determination. Also, it has been decided that Mao thought and federalism can be debated in the open.
2. Congress has decided to enhance mass struggles based on the problems of national independence, democracy and people’s livelihood independently in the party’s initiative, and through tactical unity and the united front.
3. On the question of organization, the Congress has decided to go for the general secretary system and constitute the Full Central Committee comprising 117 members, 95 alternate Central Committee Members and a Central Council, as well.
4. After the proposal for the full Central Committee and alternate Central Committee members was presented, the House unanimously passed it. After that, the first Central Committee meeting, chaired by the senior-most Central Committee member Comrade Mohan Baidya Kiran, was held and Com. Kiran was unanimously elected as the Party’s General Secretary.
5. The timely proposals presented by Comrade Pritam were adopted.
Closing Ceremony:
The closing ceremony was chaired by Com. Gaurav and conducted by Com. Atal. The newly elected General Secretary Comrade Kiran committed before the house to resolutely implementing the policy, programme and line adopted by the Unity Congress, systematizing the party tasks related to organization, and struggle and effectively advancing preparations for revolution. In this session, some fraternal party comrades and a few congress delegates expressed their best wishes and congratulated the newly elected central committee. Finally, the Chairperson concluded the Closing Ceremony in a passionate atmosphere.
Date: December 10, 2024
Kiran
General Secretary