Bhattarai laments 'free rein to Gyanendra'
KATHMANDU, JUL 31 - UCPN (Maoist) leader Baburam Bhattarai has vented his ire at the recent activities of former King Gyanendra Shah through social media.
In his facebook post on Wednesday, the former prime minister has claimed that it is his "moral duty as a conscious and responsible citizen to ring the warning bell about former King Gyanendra's recent activities driven by counter-revolutionary motives.
"I would not be surprised by the illusion created among the people by the publicity of Gyanendra's move to distribute relief aid while forgetting what he said during his overt and covert counter-revolutionary actions," Bhattarai wrote in his post. He added that though he respected the devotion of former royalists he could not agree with them.
The Maoist leader said he felt embarrassed to see the corruption of Marxism when a weekly newspaper of leftists supported former King Gyanendra through its editorial.
Bhattarai has raised objection to that fact that the former King has not expressed any public commitment about the historic achievements made through the heroic sacrifice of the people such as republic, federalism, secularism, inclusive democracy and fundamentals of new constitution.
"Rather he [Gyanendra] is used to express his disapproval of those epoch-making agendas," said Bhattarai. He added that Kamal Thapa led Rastriya Prajantra Party-Nepal, which has the blessings of Gyanendra, has been openly claiming that it would reinstate the monarchy through revolt if it is not possible through consensus or elections.
Referring to the recent visit of the former King, Bhattarai said, "I don't think we need to wait long to understand the motive of Gyanendra's visit. Nepal is the only example in the world where a deposed king has been given a free rein."
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