Recent Nepal Movement— A Marxist-Leninist Approach
Three days of last September shook the political landscape in Nepal. Those who protested during these three days and those who led the movement are called Gen-G, which means teenagers and youth. As a result of the three-day movement on September 7 th, 8 th, and 9 th, the ruling political leadership of Nepal, led by the so-called Communist Party leader KP Oli, was forced to resign and gave birth to a new type of political equation in Nepal. Not only that, but most of the established political leadership was made to flee or was airlifted by the army from the capital of Nepal, and the Parliament Bhavan was burnt down, and business establishments of close allies of ruling parties were ransacked. During this uprising, at least 51 people were killed. Now we have to wait and see what kind of impact this new political equation will have on the international and national context of Nepal. According to some reports that we got already, most of the left groups, along with Maoists other than CPN( ML), have united and formed a new party, though their program was not yet clearly announced. But we will concentrate our observation regarding the background of the development of violent protest,
� the government health insurance schemes are mainly characterized by the frauds and scams. In this context, the patient’ s body will become a commercial commodity. The treatment will become a powerful tool of exploitation. The majority people will be denied from the health care services. It negates health as a basic human right. The strengthening of corporate health care sector as a part of the exploitative monopoly capitalist system is ready to December-2025 which has erupted spontaneously in September 2025. It is important for us to analyse why the democratic process that has emerged in Nepal since 2006 after abolishing the monarchy suddenly ceased to exist with the prevailing political culture after the adoption of the new constitution in 2015. Because many have an idea that the movement led by the Nepali Communist Party( Maoist), the Marxist-Leninist Party, and the Nepali Congress in 2006 changed the basic political and economic landscape of Nepal. We have to analyse whether it was really a revolution or a reformist move. To discuss it is a matter of urgency in the context of the current movement because of its political impact. In addition, many leftist organizations and individuals are suspicious of this Gen G movement because of Nepal’ s geopolitical importance. It is evident that India, the American imperialist group, and China want to increase their influence there or maintain the status quo. The fall of a government due to the movement of three days by unorganised youths never seemed convincing as a natural phenomenon. Again, in trying to establish a conspiracy theory, many are trying to downplay the increasing inequality and
collapse. Though the insurance- based health system in US is creating many problems to the people, our government is imitating the failed system, which is really a tragedy.“ It is too late to do anything after the damage is done”.
The entire health services sector must be under the control of the government and the public health care system must be strengthened to ensure the accessibility of health care services to all as a right. The health and
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bureaucratic arrogance that have resulted from the policies of ruling parties like Maoist and Marxist- Leninist organizations especially under the banner of communists who continuously colluded with the vested interests of bourgeoisfeudal groups to retain state power, and the social anger that has arisen in response to it. So, we have to analyse this whole incident from a Marxist perspective, dialectically. Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka experienced a change of Government due to Agitations:
First Sri Lanka, then Bangladesh, now Nepal: the ruling leadership and heads of state of these three countries were forced to flee from the country with the help of the army due to these non-partisan student and youth movements. All three movements had a specific identity. The participation of students and youth in the movements of these three countries was almost all pervading. And the main issues were corruption, unemployment, price increase, police brutality, and the gradual erosion of democratic rights. But none of these movements emerged as the result of a longterm organized political movement. There were no demands from the
education sectors totally must be in the public sector only and under the control of the government. The profit should not be the basis to provide these services. It is necessary to eradicate the profit greedy corporate health care system. The exploitative structures must be ended. The consolidated strong movements of conscious people alone will build the exploitation free structures. This will pave the way to realise the health as a basic human right. �
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