Transformation Campaign

Political parties are considered agents of transformation. They lead social movements to bring about tangible changes in the life of people. The relationship between the people and parties is like water and fish. A fish can’t survive without water. Similar is the case between the people and parties. Without people’s support and encouragement, political parties cannot sustain and operate. Parties should constantly work with the people to receive their feedback on their policies and plans. They should also serve as the bridge between the people and government, conveying the former’s aspirations, needs and demands to the latter. At the same time, they communicate the policies, programmes and decisions of the government to the people to learn the latter’s response on them for their effective implementation. The parties pass the people’s reactions to the government, which help the latter to understand the reality as well as modify the policies. 

During the periodic elections, parties and their candidates go to the people with their manifestos. The people vote for parties according to their performance while they are in and outside the government. In a democracy, however, the political parties should interact with the people on regular basis to propagate their ideology, informing their role and achievements and expanding membership and organisational network. Elections often determine the fate and future of parties. The dwindling popular mandate impels parties to ponder over their policy, conduct and action. This demands that the parties renew their commitment to and bond with the people. Against this backdrop, the ruling CPN-Maoist Centre Saturday launched  its hree-month campaign ‘Janata Sanga Maobadi Bishesh Rupantaran Abhiyan' (Maoists with people: special transformation campaign.) 

According to news report of this daily, the campaign has been initiated simultaneously in 6,743 wards to reach out to at least 2.5 million voters. Inaugurating the campaign from the party’s central office in Paris Danda, Kathmandu, Maoist Centre chairman and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda said that the campaign sought to revitalise the party and brighten the future of the country. The PM said that the people centric drive is aimed to inform the public about the government’s initiatives to ensure social justice, good governance, easy access to public services and inclusive development. The Maoist Centre-led coalition government has spearheaded the anti-corruption drive, generating a sense of hope and enthusiasm in the public. The party seeks to capitalise on this positive gains to expand party organisation.

Bearing in mind the next general elections to be held 2084 BS, the Maoist Centre is mobilising all its organisational apparatuses to increase its members up to 800,000 by renewing and adding new membership. It will form volunteer committees that will visit every household for the purpose. The campaign consists of three parts - internal training, interactions and public meetings. The central office-bearers have been assigned to oversee the provinces, standing and central committee members will interact with district committees and provincial members with the municipalities. The party leadership is hopeful that this ongoing political drive will enable it win the confidence of the people. The Maoist Centre’s poor performance in the last elections has caused it much soul-searching. As the party is heading the government, it is imperative for it to carry out drastic measures to promote good governance, create employment opportunities and spur development works, thereby enhancing its image and mustering people’s support.