If in November 2008, Baburam Bhattarai was a lone figure, pushed away by his party and ploughing his own furrow, five months later, despite opposition faced and mistakes made, his ministry has some tangible results to offer. The Maoist party, often at odds with Bhattarai's thought and personality, is in the meantime again keen to claim his achievements as its own.
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The slogan for republic was first raised by the Maoists. In the beginning, all the parliamentary parties were opposed to it, though they finally supported us. Now, when we are raising the issue of civilian supremacy, the same political parties backed by other reactionary forces are protesting it. But we strongly believe that they will ultimately come to our position. 
