Communist Party of Nepal (Masal) नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (मसाल) | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Mohan Bikram Singh |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Dissolved | 2001 |
| Split from | CPN (Fourth Convention) |
| Succeeded by | CPN (Unity Centre–Masal) |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism–Maoism |
| Political position | Far-left |
TheCommunist Party of Nepal (Masal) was acommunist party inNepal. CPN (Masal) was formed in 1983, following a split in theCommunist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention). The party was led byMohan Bikram Singh.
In March 1984, CPN (Masal) along with different Marxist–Leninist and revolutionary parties from four continents formed theRevolutionary Internationalist Movement in France.[1]
In 1985, the party split withMohan Baidya forming his ownCommunist Party of Nepal (Mashal). Masal retained the RIM membership for some time. Masal was sometimes nicknamedPatalo Masal ("Thin Masal") to differentiate it fromMoto Mashal ("Thick Mashal"), i.e. Masal. Following the split, the Masal group was also known as theCommunist Party of Nepal (Mashal–COC). At the time of the mass upsurge against the monarchic dictatorship, Masal, Mashal andCommunist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist) joined hands and formed theUnited National People's Movement as a common front. In 1991, a minority broke led byBaburam Bhattarai broke away from CPN (Masal) and joined theCommunist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre).[1]
CPN (Masal) took part in the Joint People's Agitation Committee, which had called for ageneral strike on 6 April 1992. Violence erupted in the capital during the strike, and according to thehuman rightsNGO HURON 14 people were killed in police firing.[2]
In 1999, CPN (Masal) split, as a group led byDeena Nath Sharma broke away and formed a parallelCommunist Party of Nepal (Masal). Sharma's group called for boycott of elections and support to armed struggle led byCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist). It later merged with the Maoists in 2001.[1]
At the party convention held on 1–5 December 2001, CPN (Masal) decided to merge withCommunist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre).[3] The merger became effective in early 2002, and theCommunist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre-Masal) was formed.
The party considered Nepal as a semi-feudal and semi-colonial country. The party identified theproletariat, peasants (ranging from poor to rich),petty bourgeoise and national capitalists as friendly classes, and sawfeudal landlords andcomprador-bureaucratic capitalists as class enemies.[4]
