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CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that it is the duty of the true republicans to steadfastly stand in support of the federal democratic republican system and forward-looking change.

In his message of best wishes on the occasion of the Republic Day-2082 BS today, he stated that the unity among the pro-change forces is imperative to protect the republican system.

The Maoist Centre Chair said that political parties need to focus on fulfilling the task of transforming the economic, social, and cultural life of the Nepali people in accordance with the changed governance system by implementing the fundamental rights granted by the republican constitution.

"The establishment of the republic is based on the historical people's movement carried out with the conscious initiative of the Maoists and the participation of the oppressed masses, as well as the cooperation of other republican forces," he said, adding that the pro-republic forces should firmly stand in favor of the republic and the change fighting against the status quoits and retrograde activities.

Chairman Dahal has wished that Republic Day inspires the campaign to change the condition of the people by focusing on the development of republican thinking, style, and behavior, along with a strong unity and cooperation among republican forces.

On this occasion, he has paid tribute to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the people's war for the establishment of the republic and has expressed respect for the sacrifice and dedication of those missing and injured combatants.

CPN (Maoist Center) Chair and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has drawn the attention of the government to arrange a  safe settlement for the people of Tilgaun in Namkha Rural Municipality-6, Humla, who are at risk of landslides.

Taking to social media, main opposition party leader Dahal said, "I want to draw the government's serious attention to ensuring immediate rescue and safe settlement for the residents of the risk areas.”

Leader Dahal urged the government to focus not only in capital-centric discussion regarding the rising risks of glacial lake outburst due to the increasing impact of climate change but also to pay attention to carrying out scientific studies and disaster preparedness works in remote areas of the country.

He said, "The occurrence of mudslides due to the glacial lake outburst has put the settlement there at risk. The water supply infrastructure, roads, and bridges have been damaged due to the landslides, and the fact that 33 local people are awaiting relief."

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel and CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal held a meeting on Tuesday.

During the meeting held at Khumaltar this morning, Finance Minister Paudel discussed matters related to budget for the upcoming fiscal year with Dahal, the leader of the main opposition party.

Paudel, who is also the Vice Chairman of the CPN-UML, also discussed contemporary political issues with the Maoist Center Chairman, Dahal's Secretariat informed.

Former Prime Minister and major opposition leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal  has said the government's policies and programs are far beyond the realities. 

Presenting his views on the government's policies and programs for the fiscal year 2082-83 BS (2025-26) that were presented by President Ram Chandra Paudel in  the joint meeting of the Federal Parliament on Friday (May 2), the leader accused the government of bringing the policies and programs just for the sake of formality. 

“The document neither reviews past efforts nor proposes a concrete strategy to address the present challenges. It fails to respond to the pressing needs of the people and the nation,” he stated.

Dahal argued that the language used in the policies and programs is vague, uninspiring, and serves only ceremonial purposes. He also accused the government of  failing to address critical national priorities such as agriculture, water resources, forests, tourism, education, employment, federalism, and social justice.

Underlining the need for comprehensive reconsideration of the policies and programs, he wanted the government to present pro-people and productive programs.

The document has failed to present innovative and long-term visions to promote agriculture, he said, stressing that community-based rural economy should be the priority of the government, he added. 

 He expressed unhappiness over the withdrawal of various programs  such as  ‘Decade of Investment in Agriculture Campaign,’ the ‘Partnership Programme for Production and Employment,’ the ‘Plan to Connect  Agricultural Services with Farmers’ Identity Cards,’ the ‘Himal Prosperity Entrepreneurship Programme,’ the ‘Cow and Buffalo Resource Center,’ the ‘Model Farm Establishment Programme at the Ward Level,’ and the ‘Integrated Karnali Irrigation Programme.’

He further accused the government of overlooking the expectations and needs of the marginalized communities in the policies and programmes. 

He also claimed that during his leadership, the government had presented the policies and programs capable of bringing substantive changes in the livelihoods of Dalits, women, workers, people with disabilities, marginalized and the excluded communities. 

He expressed concern over the government's decision to halt legal procedures for establishing the High-Powered Dalit Development Authority and to withdraw the Remittance-Based Entrepreneurship Programme. 

He also utilized the forum to draw the government's attention to the need to implement the citizenship right to the non-resident Nepalis with economic, social and cultural rights. 

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and CPN (Maoist Center) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal held a meeting on Sunday.

During the meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Singha Durbar,  they discussed transitional justice and contemporary issues.

The meeting was attended by the Prime Minister's Human Rights Advisor Agni Kharel and Maoist Center leader Barshaman Pun.

CPN (Maoist Center) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the courage, restraint and strong determination shown by the people to rise to the disaster of the Gorkha earthquake a decade ago on this day is incomparable.

In a message shared through his social media handle today commemorating the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake, Chairman Dahal, who is also the former Prime Minister, said that although some reconstruction works have been completed, the people are still facing various challenges in education, health, drinking water, roads, infrastructure and employment.

"When I was prime minister for the second time, I made efforts for the reconstruction in the earthquake-affected areas, including Barpak. Due to the support and cooperation of the local people, many works were carried out. Significant initiatives have been taken in the field of disaster management during my third term as the PM as well," Dahal said.

The Maoist Center Chair said the trust, suggestions and inspiration received from the people have made them more responsible and committed in the reconstruction drive.

"We have been able to face disasters unitedly in the past and we still believe that we can achieve the goal of development and prosperity with a common objective," he said in the message.

CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has urged the government to address the genuine demands of teachers.

He also asked parliamentarians of his party to participate actively to pass the bills including the Civil Service from the Parliament.

In the Parliamentary Party meeting of the party held on Thursday, Dahal urged the government to resolve the problems, saying that he has also been holding discussions with teachers, doctors and microfinance victims, according to Dahal's private secretariat. 

He stressed that all lawmakers should be active to pass the important bills including Federal Civil Service and School Education. 

On a different note, mentioning that the CPN (Maoist Center) is getting people's trust through Tarai-Madhes Awareness Campaign, Chair Dahal added that the campaign has also made party organization stronger.

During the meeting, various issues including present political development, government's style of working, party's role and people's expectation were discussed.

CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has appealed to the teachers to continue their protest.

He was speaking at a program organized on the occasion of the 77th establishment day of the Nepal Communist Party.

Saying that the government has betrayed the teachers time and again in the past, the former Prime Minister urged them to continue their agitation.

“I would like to appeal to the teachers to continue their protest with patience. You have protested repeatedly and have been cheated over and over again. It is the responsibility of all of us to prevent that from happening this time,” Dahal said.

He accused Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli of insulting the protesting teachers instead of addressing their demands.

“The teachers have been staging protests for the past two weeks. Instead of addressing their demands, the Prime Minister leading the government has been insulting them,” Dahal said, adding, “He accused Prime Minister Oli of turning a blind eye to their plight.”

CPN (Maoist Center) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal has reignited his efforts to create discord within the ruling coalition, publicly claiming that the government could collapse at any moment due to growing dissatisfaction within the Nepali Congress (NC). His remarks have forced the CPN-UML Chairperson and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to publicly reaffirm the coalition’s stability.

For a brief period, Prime Minister Oli found respite as opposition parties, including Dahal, diverted their attention toward criticizing former King Gyanendra Shah amid pro-monarchy protests. However, with these protests losing momentum, Dahal has returned to his primary objective: toppling the current government and forming a new coalition with the NC. He has openly stated that it would be natural for the largest party to lead a new government, expressing his willingness to support NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister. This has pressured Oli into urgent negotiations with senior NC leaders to secure their continued backing. 

NC leaders have publicly criticized the government’s performance, though both parties have agreed to resolve their differences.While Deuba himself may not be actively seeking to destabilize the government, Dahal’s statements have strengthened his bargaining power in key political appointments. Prime Minister Oli, once known for his uncompromising stance, now appears more flexible, offering crucial positions to the NC to maintain their support. UML leaders suspect that certain forces are working to isolate them ahead of the 2027 elections, potentially forming a grand electoral alliance against them. UML members also feel that the NC is increasingly dominating government affairs, creating unease within their ranks. 

Following the March 28 protests, pro-monarchy forces are attempting to regroup. Police recently arrested Durga Prasai, a key figure in the protests, in India’s Assam state, where he was hiding. Authorities are investigating his alleged involvement in arson, vandalism and violence during the demonstrations. The movement also appears fragmented, with Jagman Gurung’s group and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) failing to coordinate unified protests. The RPP plans to launch mass demonstrations soon and is demanding the release of its leaders, Rabindra Mishra and Dhawal Shumsher Rana, though the government has refused negotiations.

In his New Year message, the former king expressed regret over last month’s violence but framed the protests as a sign of growing public awareness about Nepal’s future. Despite skepticism about his commitment to democracy, he reiterated his support for a multi-party system and constitutional monarchy, signaling a tacit approval of the pro-monarchy movement.

Meanwhile, teachers continue to protest, demanding government action on their grievances. Despite ongoing talks, resolution seems not so close, prompting the government to prepare for a House session to pass the Education Bill.

The High-Level Economic Reform Advisory Commission, led by former Finance Secretary Rameshore Khanal, has identified declining consumption and investment as major obstacles to economic growth. 

The commission recommends immediate policy measures to stimulate demand, alongside structural reforms to reduce production costs and improve competitiveness. Key issues include sluggish credit growth, stalled real estate transactions, funds trapped in cooperatives, delayed government payments, and a crisis in the construction sector. The report also highlights how pandemic-era monetary policies, inadequate fiscal stimulus and import restrictions have exacerbated economic stagnation over the past two years.

In yet another development, former President Bidya Devi Bhandari has hinted at her entry into UML politics, suggesting that due to health reasons, Prime Minister Oli may gradually hand over party leadership to her. Meanwhile, former Vice-President Nanda Kishor Pun has joined the Maoist Center.  At the same time, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), the fourth largest party in the parliament, continues to face a crisis disproportionate with its size after Chairperson Rabi Lamichhane’s re-arrest, casting uncertainty over its upcoming general convention. With Lamichhane detained, internal divisions among top leaders have weakened the party’s functionality, though efforts to strengthen grassroots organization continue.

Former Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has stressed the need of amending the Constitution for political stability.

Addressing a press conference organized by Press Centre Nepal, Rupandehi in Bhairahawa today, Chair Dahal, who arrived in Rupandehi as part of the party's awareness campaign, expressed concern that the CPN-UML and the Nepali Congress had brought the issue of Constitution amendment during the formation of the government but failed to proceed ahead with it.

"The Constitution amendment is necessary for stability and it should be reviewed and amended within 10 years," he said, adding that the Constitution amendment is not to restrict the rights of the people but to enhance their rights.

Stating that his party has no interest in toppling down the government, he said the awareness campaign has been launched to establish the rights of the people and to understand the sufferings and even to defeat all kinds of efforts launched against the republican system in the name of restoration of monarchy or any others.

CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has requested the government to focus its attention to resolve people's problems.  

Talking to media persons in Chitwan today, Chair Dahal shared that teachers, doctors, nurses, cooperative victims, and political parties are in agitation and urged the government to resolve the people's problems.

On a different note, he stressed that new determination among political parties was necessary to move ahead as per the needs of the people and the country.

CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the identity and self-respect of the Muslim Community has been better as compared to the past.

However, the Muslim Community still faces some discriminatory practices, the former Prime Minister said on Thursday at a meeting with the members of the Muslim Community in Birgunj city.

He viewed that all ethnic, lingual and religious communities should be treated equally.

During his party's ongoing political campaign along the Tarai-Madhes, the Maoist Center Chairman argued that the campaign is an initiative for coordination and promotion of social goodwill. 

This campaign is a move to maintain political stability in the country, he argued.

The Maoist Center is conducting different programs in Parsa district today as part of its Tarai-Madhes awakening campaign along the Postal Highway.

Top leaders of the party have already arrived in Parsa district.

National Democratic Youth Organization, a youth wing of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, leader Niranjan Bam has been arrested on the charge of burning the photo of CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kama Dahal.

Bam burnt the photo of Dahal while addressing the conference of National Democratic Youth Organization, Makwanpur.

SP Bishwor Raj Khadka informed that preparations are underway to bring Bam to Makwanpur by apprehending him from Chitwan.

Chitwan Police detained Bam from Bharatpur Airport.

Chairperson of the CPN (Maoist Center), Pushpa Kamal Dahal, has urged royalists to seek their place within the democratic system. The crowd participating in the royalist rally are also Nepalis, he said: if we ignore their demand for a better country, the monarchy and other reactionary elements will try to raise their heads.

“My request to the royalists is—find your place within democracy,” said Dahal while addressing Parliament on Tuesday. He emphasized that democracy belongs equally to both himself and former King Gyanendra Shah, a sentiment enshrined in the constitution. However, he warned that if unconstitutional and undemocratic paths were chosen, the revolutionary forces would once again demonstrate their strength.  

“We must remember the glorious sacrifices of different periods in history with wisdom and gratitude because the achievements gained through those sacrifices are now under threat from reactionary forces,” he said.  

Dahal reiterated that attempts were being made to overturn the people’s hard-earned achievements and that the current situation required simultaneous resistance against both the government’s wrongdoings and regressive forces. “There is now a need to fight on two fronts—against the government’s misdeeds and against reactionary elements,” he said.  

He further stated that allowing the former king to reside in Nepal was a testament to the country’s fundamental and liberal republicanism. “The history of monarchy worldwide is written in blood. But Nepal became an exception. Our liberal approach ensured that the former king was not exiled and was given a safe place to stay. That is how Nepal’s republican history was written,” he said.  

However, he cautioned that perceiving this leniency as a weakness would be a grave mistake. “If anyone thinks that this was a compulsion of the revolution, they are completely mistaken. If our liberalism is seen as a weakness, history may once again unfold with great severity,” he warned.  

Dahal reminded everyone that the republic was not only a result of the Maoists’ armed struggle but also the outcome of sacrifices from marginalized communities, ethnic groups, regions and genders.   “Let everyone remember this: if anyone believes that the sovereign people will once again become subjects, there can be no bigger illusion than that,” he asserted. He added that the presence of royalists in a democratic parliament itself was proof that democracy and monarchy were incomparable.  

However, Dahal blamed the government for the growing royalist activities. “The threats to democracy are not just external. More than external forces, misgovernance by those in power poses a greater challenge from within,” he said. He argued that the declining credibility of the government had emboldened conservative and monarchist forces. 

Dahal, the leader of the main opposition party, also criticized the ruling party for disregarding democratic values, pointing to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s absence during his speech. “When the leader of the main opposition party stands at the rostrum, the prime minister’s continued absence—is it arrogance, lack of etiquette or frustration? You should answer that yourselves,” he remarked.

Previously too, Prime Minister Oli was absent while Dahal addressed the parliament. It is a general trend of the Prime Minister being present while the leader of the main opposition party addresses the parliament and vice-versa. Prime Minister Oli meanwhile was addressing the Koshi Province Assembly on Tuesday.

After Dahal’s speech, Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa expressed disagreement with some of Dahal’s remarks about the government. However, he echoed Dahal’s concerns about the need for the government to regain public trust.  

“During the drafting of the constitution, when I spoke about the need for change, I was accused of treason. Many here faced the same accusations. But this democratic republican system allows us to question and even challenge the system itself,” he said.

Thapa stressed that those who support the constitution must find common ground, whether in the government or in the opposition. “We need to maintain at least a minimal level of consensus—to protect the constitution, safeguard constitutional bodies and ensure proper governance,” he said.  

He also urged political leaders to engage in civil and informed debates rather than spreading hatred.   “We can criticize and question, but let’s not spread hate. If we allow hatred to consume us, it will take us all down. Let’s compete, but through civilized and informed discussions, both inside and outside Parliament,” he said.  

Thapa further urged the government to respond to the opposition’s concerns without arrogance. “If the government listens to the grievances of citizens and addresses them without arrogance, those who stand for change will unite through dialogue and good governance,” he added. 

He also stressed the need to address public dissatisfaction. “The people who stood by political parties during the democratic movement are now disillusioned. The government must listen to their concerns and address them before it’s too late,” he warned.

CPN (Maoist Center) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal said it is the need of hour to move ahead with unison to transform the status of the people as per the changed political system.

Extending best wishes on the occasion of the National Democracy Day today, the former Prime Minister said it was the national task to lay the foundation of a socialism-oriented State through the implementation of the Constitution while protecting the achievements gained on the strength of the people's struggle.

"Democracy which was established on the sacrifices of the Nepali people has refined and modified itself and reached the glorious state of the federal democratic republic," he said, adding, "For these achievements, the people's struggle of 2007 BS, the movement of 2046 BS, the people's war, the historic people's movement of 2062÷63 BS and the movements of the oppressed classes, castes, regions, genders and communities for justice had a decisive role.

Former Prime Minister Dahal has wished that the Democracy Day would inspire everyone to overcome the challenges of the country and achieve the latest possibilities.

He paid deep tributes to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the establishment of democracy and expressed high respect to all the warriors of the democratic movement. 

CPN (Maoist Center) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the tripartite power trade deal signed by Nepal with India and Bangladesh has become a milestone.

Chair Dahal expressed such a view during the meeting with office-bearers of Independent Power Producers' Association Nepal (IPPAN) today.

The CPN (Maoist Center)-led government had signed a tripartite power trade agreement with the Indian Prime Minister in the course of India visit during his premiership.

He shared, "I put in a lot of effort to sign power trade deals with India and Bangladesh. It is a milestone for the country's prosperity. We can fulfill the dream of prosperity by selling power to countries including India, China and Bangladesh."

Stating that there was no alternative to moving ahead by implementing the agreement of exporting power to Bangladesh via India, selling 10,000 megawatts electricity to India in 10 years and also exporting electricity to China, Chair Dahal mentioned that it was necessary to pay attention in power production for the same.