CPN-UML General Secretary Madan Bhandari
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Only a handful of political leaders are able to win both the hearts and minds of their people. CPN-UML General Secretary Madan Bhandari was one of them.Bhandari entered the gloomy Nepali politics and at once ignited hope among people with his charismatic leadership. Born on June 27, 1952 in Dhungesangu village of Taplejung, Bhandari completed his schooling from Medibung School in the district. He then went to Varanasi, India for higher education and also started his active political life there.
By 1972 he was a central committee member of Democratic Cultural Front. Later he became founder member of Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist). He rose through ranks fast and by 1986 he was already elected UML general secretary.
It was under his leadership that he unified two communist factions and established Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) in 1991. He propounded the principle of People’s Multiparty Democracy (PMD) as the guiding principle of the unified party. He was the first communist leader to openly advocate pluralism and welcome multiparty system.
Bhandari redefined the traditional role of communist parties which was confined to capturing state powers through armed revolution. Like other parties, he expected communists to believe in ballots, not bullets.
Bhandari’s doctrine of People’s Multiparty Democracy advocates supremacy of the constitution, rule of law, open and plural society and respects principle of separation of powers, multi-party competitive politics, periodic elections and government of the majority. It is in favor of granting more democratic rights to the people and against all kinds of exploitation, oppression and discrimination. Bhandari’s doctrine offered a new model of socio-economic transformation and socialism.
Bhandari had come to PMD after analyzing international communist movements in Southeast Asia, Latin America, China and former Soviet Union. Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) led by Pushpa Lal fought against autocratic system, feudalism, comprador capitalism, imperialism and expansionism until 1990.
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