Nepal Communist Party (NCP) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Thursday called on all political forces to unite for Nepal’s all-round development, speaking at a programme at the party’s central office in Kathmandu. The former prime minister said cooperation was needed to protect political achievements secured through the people’s long struggle, advance economic and social development, work together during disasters and bring scattered communists together. He also stressed safeguarding the achievements of the federal democratic republic.
A call to protect political achievements
Prachanda placed national unity alongside the need to preserve the political changes achieved through years of public struggle. His remarks connected the country’s future development with the protection of those gains, rather than treating political rights and economic progress as separate concerns. He said political forces should work together to ensure the achievements are safeguarded.
The call also focused specifically on the federal democratic republic. Prachanda underlined the need to protect its achievements, identifying the system as an important part of the political progress that must be preserved. His message was that cooperation among political forces is needed both to advance development and to defend the gains associated with the country’s political transformation.
The remarks did not set out specific policy proposals or a timetable for joint work. Instead, they emphasised a broad principle: political forces should act in concert on issues connected to national development and the protection of political achievements. The appeal was made at a party programme in Kathmandu, at the NCP’s central office.
Development and cooperation during disasters
Prachanda’s appeal covered both economic and social development. By referring to all-round development, he called for progress across these areas, while stressing the importance of cooperation among political forces. The statement framed development as a national concern requiring a wider effort, rather than an issue for one political organisation alone.
He also highlighted partnership during disasters. The call for cooperation in such circumstances added a practical dimension to his broader appeal for political unity: political forces should work together when communities and the country face disasters. No particular disaster, response plan or proposed mechanism was identified in the remarks reported from the programme.
The combination of development and disaster partnership reflects the range of issues addressed in Prachanda’s message. He linked long-term economic and social progress with the ability of political forces to cooperate when urgent challenges arise. His appeal was directed to all political forces, not limited in the reported remarks to a specific party or group.
Appeal to unite scattered communists
Prachanda also called for unity among scattered communists. The appeal formed another part of his wider message about cooperation, focusing on bringing together communist forces that remain divided or dispersed. The remarks did not identify particular groups or describe a process for achieving that unity.
Taken together, the themes in his address were the protection of political achievements, development, cooperation during disasters and unity among communists. Prachanda presented these as concerns requiring collective effort. His call at the Kathmandu programme centred on the role political cooperation can play in preserving the federal democratic republic and supporting the country’s broader development.
The address therefore combined a national appeal with a call directed specifically at communist forces. While urging all political forces to unite for Nepal’s development, Prachanda also emphasised the need to bring scattered communists together. The former prime minister’s remarks underscored the importance he placed on unity as the country pursues economic and social progress and seeks to safeguard the political achievements gained through the people’s long struggle.
