Prachanda leaving for New Delhi

Kathmandu, Jan. 4

Coordinator of Nepali Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda is flying to India to participate in ‘Unity message assembly and interaction programme’ organised by the Nepali Society in New Delhi.

According to the organiser, the programme is scheduled for Monday, January 5, with an aim of further strengthening mutual harmony, cooperation, and commitment to a shared future within the Nepali community in India.

Prachanda will address key topics concerning the shared interests of the Nepali community, strengthening of Nepal-India relations, challenges and opportunities faced by the Nepali diaspora, and the importance of unity and cooperation.

“The primary goal of the event is to unite Nepali brothers and sisters living in India, while fostering an enhanced sense of social and political awareness. The programme holds particular significance, given the ongoing efforts of the Nepali society in India to advocate for the rights, identity, and continued cooperation of Nepali expatriates,” read a statement forwarded by Prachanda's secretariat.

Before flying to India, Prachanda also held a meeting with CPN (UML) chairman KP Sharma Oli on Sunday. 

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 5 January 2026. 

Party unification was not to become prime minister: Prachanda

Kathmandu, Feb. 16

Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has launched a country-wide three-month campaign to strengthen the party unification and enhance public relations.

This is the first time the ruling party has launched a campaign after the unification between the then CPN (UML) and the Maoist Centre.

The first programme of the campaign was organised in Kohalpur of Banke district on Sunday where party chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda trained the cadres.

Speaking on the occasion, he said that the chair of the erstwhile CPN (MC) did not work to unite the two leftist parties to become the prime minister or elevate to the power.

“I never thought of becoming the prime minister or exercise the power while merging the two largest communist parties of the country. The parties were united to promote the national and public interest and establish socialism in the country,” he said.

He said that the unification had given a stop to the political instability and anarchism in the country as well.

According to him, the three-month long campaign has been launched to expand the party’s public relations. He also maintained that the reactionary forces were trying to disturb the party unification process and create fractions in the party.

Chair Prachanda said that the two parties were in communication since the armed-conflict period regarding the party unification.

General Secretary of the party Bishnu Poudel said that the campaign was launched to take the good jobs of the federal, State and local governments to the people.

Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa Badal said that the government had launched an action against the corrupt officials, smugglers and other criminals.

He also urged the party cadres to support the government in the drive against corruption, black marketing, smuggling and illegal works.

Chief Minister of State 5 Shankar Pokharel said that his government had the best performance compared to the other States.

Published in The Rising Nepal Daily on 17 February 2020.