Maoist Movement in Nepal

Maoist Movement in Nepal

In February 1996, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) declared the start of a ‘People’s War’ in Nepal. The Maoists based their strategy on the writings and experience of Mao Tse-tung, and also drew on more recent experiences in Asia and Latin America. They argued that only a revolutionary armed struggle could create the basis to overthrow and replacement of the corrupt and inadequate ruling classes by a popular democratic republic representing the workers and peasants in Nepal. Their initial stated objectives were to overthrow the feudalistic-capitalist class and state system, to uproot semi-feudalism and to drive out imperialism with a view to building a new socialist society. The declaration of People’s War in 1996 received remarkably little attention. Police force could not able to handle tag fully and as a result,  Maoist and many people were arrested, ill-treated, tortured, killed, sexually abused and raped indiscriminately. The police actions resulted in a substantial proportion of the local population joining and supporting the Maoists The Maoists identified the weakness and fault-lines of the Nepali society and used them to their advantage. They exploited the feelings of discrimination, and exclusion amongst the Dalits, the indigenous, and Tarai Madhesis.