Chandra Prakash Mainali | |
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चन्द्र प्रकाश मैनाली | |
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| General Secretary of theCommunist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Assumed office 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Bam Dev Gautam |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 4 November 2015 – 4 August 2016 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli |
| Preceded by | Prakash Man Singh Bam Dev Gautam |
| Succeeded by | Bimalendra Nidhi Krishna Bahadur Mahara Bijay Kumar Gachhadar |
| Minister of Women, Children and Social Welfare of Nepal | |
| In office 4 November 2015 – 4 August 2016 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli |
| Preceded by | Nilam K.C. (Khadka) |
| Succeeded by | Kumar Khadka[a] |
| Minister of Local Level of Nepal | |
| In office 30 November 1994 – 12 September 1995 | |
| Monarch | Birendra of Nepal |
| Prime Minister | Man Mohan Adhikari |
| Preceded by | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Succeeded by | Khum Bahadur Khadka |
| Minister of Supplies of Nepal | |
| In office 30 November 1994 – 12 September 1995 | |
| Monarch | Birendra of Nepal |
| Prime Minister | Man Mohan Adhikari |
| Preceded by | Surendra Prasad Chaudhary (as Minister of Commerce and Supplies) |
| Succeeded by | Gajendra Narayan Singh |
| Member ofParliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 1994–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Devi Prasad Ojha |
| Succeeded by | Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli |
| Constituency | Jhapa 2 |
| In office 1991–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Radha Krishna Mainali |
| Constituency | Jhapa 5 |
| Member of theConstituent Assembly /Legislature Parliament | |
| In office 28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017 | |
| Member of theInterim Legislature Parliament | |
| In office 28 April 2006 – 16 January 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1951-08-22)August 22, 1951 (age 74) Chokpur,Taplejung |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | CPN(ML) |
| Parent(s) | Dhanpati Mainali Chandrakumari Mainali[4] |
| Residence(s) | Kathmandu,Nepal |
| Profession | Politician |
Chandra Prakash Mainali, more commonly known asC. P. Mainali, (born August 22, 1951, inChokpur,Taplejung District) is a Nepalesecommunist politician and formerDeputy Prime Minister of Nepal.
In the early 1970s he was one (along with his brother,R.K. Mainali) of the radical communists who led theJhapa rebellion, inspired by theNaxalite movement inIndia.
From 1965 onwards he was involved in the student movement. In 1970, Mainali joined theCommunist Party of Nepal. During his years as a political activist, he had aliases ('party names') such as Jay, Subhas, Devi and Kanchan.[4]
In 1971, Mainali was one of a group of young leaders of theJhapa District Committee of theCommunist Party of Nepal. The other main leaders of this group wereRadha Krishna Mainali, Mainali's brother, andMohan Chandra Adhikari. The group was inspired by theNaxalbari rebellion inIndia and its leaderCharu Majumdar. In May 1971, the group initiated an armed rebellion, killing landlords and other perceived class enemies.
The party's leadership did not approve of the methods used by the Jhapa movement, and Mainali and his fellows were now an independent grouping. The state forces rapidly crushed the rebellion and hundreds of its followers were killed, jailed or forced into exile. Nevertheless, the group continued to conduct clandestine political work amongst the peasants of Jhapa.
In 1975, the survivors of the Jhapa movement took the initiative to found theAll Nepal Communist Revolutionary Coordination Committee (Marxist-Leninist). Other small groups merged with ANCRCC (ML). On December 26, 1978, ANCRCC (ML) organized the founding congress of theCommunist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist). Mainali was elected general secretary of the party. CPN (ML) was an underground party, and conducted small-scale, armed activities against the regime and feudal landlords.
However, the tactics of armed struggle did not prove to be successful for CPN (ML). The party changed its political approach and started to focus more on mobilizing mass movements for a democratic change. Mainali, clearly identified with the initial militant phase of the party, was removed from his post of general secretary and replaced byJhala Nath Khanal.
Later CPN (ML) would merge intoCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist).
When CPN (UML), underMan Mohan Adhikari's premiership, formed a minority government in 1994, C.P. Mainali was nominated to become the speaker of the legislative. He was, however, defeated by theNepali Congress nominee,Ram Chandra Paudel.[5] Mainali was then named Minister for Local Development and Supply.[6]
In 1998CPN (UML) was torn by internal strife.[7] Mainali andBam Dev Gautam led a break-away group that was namedCommunist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist). CPN (ML) briefly joined aNepali Congress government led byG.P. Koirala. In the1999 parliamentary elections CPN (ML) failed miserably to challenge the domination of CPN (UML).[8] The party did get an impressive 6.4% of the national vote, but failed to win a single seat.[9]
At the time of the 2000 CPN (ML) party congress, Mainali challengedBam Dev Gautam for the post of general secretary. Whereas Gautam upheld the line of People's Multiparty Democracy as formulated byMadan Kumar Bhandari (which was also the political line of CPN (UML)), Mainali argued for a more radical political approach.[10][11]
In 2002 CPN (ML) and CPN (UML) re-unified. However, C.P. Mainali refused to go along with the merger and refoundedCPN(ML). He remained as the general secretary of the party.
During the anti-government protests in 2002–2006, Mainali was one of the main leaders of theUnited Left Front. He has served as ULF chairman for a period. Following the February 1, 2005 royal coup d'état, Mainali was placed in house arrest. He was released on February 25.[12]
In January 2007, Mainali was inducted into theinterim parliament. He was the chairman of the Natural Resources Committee of the interim parliament.[13] After the2008 Constituent Assembly election, Mainali became a Constituent Assembly member.[14]
Mainali served as deputy prime minister for a brief period in the first Oli cabinet. He was also assigned Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare.[15][16]
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