Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
Central committee
Press Release

The coterie of fratricidal, genocidal, corrupted and National betrayer
Gyanendra Shahi, who staged an infamous Narayanahi Massacre
under a deliberate design of imposing medieval feudal autocracy
against the great Nepalese people of the twenty first century
advancing for full democracy i.e. republican system, has finally
exposed its ugly face before the masses. Gyanendra Shahi, through
his so-called royal proclamation at 10 O’clock this morning, is not only
meagerly exercising to slander the entire parliamentarian political
parties and civil society, but also is exhibiting feudal fascist brutality of
blood-bathe against the country and the masses. To talk of
nationalism, democracy, patriotism and sovereignty by the one, who is
most infamous feudal clique in corruption, smuggling, killings and
terror, cannot be anything other than a surprising show against Nepal
and the Nepalese people.

The great Nepalese people will never bow down before the threat of
history’s ‘ghosts’ that dream of feudal autocracy in the support of
foreign imperialism and expansionism. Replying by tit for tat, the day
of building People’s New Nepal by throwing the feudal autocracy,
responsible for the grievous situation of the country and people, into
the garbage of history, has already come. It is beyond a doubt that the
Nepalese masses that have shown their identity through the mass
struggle of 1990 and 9 years’ of people’s war are capable to fulfill their
historic task of establishing republic. Our party, as a leadership of the
great People’s War waged for a radical transformation of the
Nepalese people, utterly denounces the so-called proclamation of
Gyanendra Shahi. Our party pledges to fight till last for the
emancipation of the country and people and complete overthrow of
feudal autocracy. Our party forcefully appeals the entire political
parties of the country, intellectual masses, civil society and the
masses of different levels and sects to create a storm of countrywide
rebellion unitedly under a minimum common slogan of people’s
democratic republic and constituent assembly against this last lunacy
of the feudal clique that has lost its necessity and credibility in the
history. We also would like to clarify, in this juncture, the fact that our
party is prepared to go ahead by establishing co-work and a broad
front with all that are against feudal autocracy.

The flame of the People’s War will go on blazing till the so-called
Royal Army that has been defeated in all the fronts with the great
People’s Liberation Army, under the leadership of our Party, is
dissolved and the arms are surrendered to the People’s Liberation
Army. We especially appeal the entire jawans and officers working
under the so-called Royal Army to defy the so-called royal
proclamation, which has come in the gesture of foreign reaction
against the country and people, revolt from there and implicate
unitedly with the People’s Liberation Army in the great task of
protecting own parents, brothers and sisters. Not the feudal clique of
Gyanendra Shahi but the great Nepalese people will safeguard
Nepalese independence and sovereignty, and geographical integrity.

As an immediate opposition to today’s so-called royal proclamation,
which is trying to push the Nepalese society of 21st century back to
the 15th, our party heartily appeals all the political forces and broad
masses to shutdown Nepal from February 2, tomorrow, to 4. We also
would like to clarify from this statement that by discussing with pro-
people forces in the days to come the resistance will be heightened
more strongly. Also, we heartily call upon the entire pro-people forces
of the world to raise voice against this autocratic step and in the favor
of Nepalese people’s democratic movement.

Feb 1, 2005
Prachanda
Chairman
Central Committee
C. P. N. (Maoist)