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Maoists decide to form govt
The two-day central committee meeting of CPN (Maoist)
concluded Friday deciding to take the leadership of
the new government under three ‘conditions’.
After the conclusion of the meeting, party
spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara told reporters
that the party would make efforts to form a government
of national consensus. However, the party has kept
open the alternative of a majority government by
making alliance with a few parties, if a consensus
government failed to take shape.
Mahara also said his party was ready to take the
leadership of new government even if it is a minority
government but on the condition that other parties
make commitment not to bring on-confidence motion
against the government until the new constitution is
drafted. The party has also stressed the need to end
the current alliance of NC, UML and MJF.
If the conditions are not met, the party will remain
in the opposition, he said.
Meanwhile, the Maoist leaders have admitted their
mistake for eroding relations with CPN (UML) during
the recent presidential election, and have now
expressed commitment not to repeat the errors in
future.
The party had called its central committee meeting
after coming under pressure from all sides to take the
leadership of the next government.
The party has discussed the common minimum programme
for a consensus government to be tabled before the
meeting of 25 parties, which is likely on Saturday or
Sunday. Mahara said the draft of the CMP, which will
incorporate the suggestions from the central committee
members, would be ready by the evening. nepalnews.com
ia Aug 01 08
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CPN (ML) for a communist government
As the Maoists make more efforts to take leadership of
the new government, another communist party, CPN (ML),
has asked the Maoist leaders to hold talks with other
fringe communist groups on the issue.
Stressing the need of communist unity for formation of
new government, the meeting of the politburo members
of party held on Friday urged the Maoist leaders to
make sincere efforts for bringing all communist groups
together in the government, if Nepali Congress and
other rightists refuse joining it.
The party asked the Maoists to hold talks with eight
communist parties represented in the constituent
assembly to include them in the new government.
The party has also demanded for immediate end of the
prevailing black market of petroleum products causing
shortage purposely to panic consumers.
Further the party has drawn the attention of the
government regarding the growing food crisis in
western districts. nepalnews.com ia Aug 01 08
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NC leaders propose govt without Maoists
At a time when the central committee of CPN (Maoist)
is busy discussing ways to win support from other
parties for a Maoist-led government, Nepali Congress
has made a proposal to CPN (UML) for formation of new
government without involving the Maoists.
During a meeting between the leaders of two parties
held Friday morning, NC leaders proposed to form a
government of NC-UML-Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF)
alliance including few other fringe parties.
UML leader Bharat Mohan Adhikari told journalists
after the meeting that his party stressed on formation
of an all party government, without excluding Maoist.
NC leaders also said that the NC-UML-MJF alliance
should remain intact as the Maoists have ‘failed’ to
abide by the past agreements.
The Maoist central committee meeting that started on
Thursday has been discussing the strategies for the
new government, power sharing and the party’s role
while leading the government after the President
formally invited the party to form the government.
nepalnews.com ia Aug 01 08
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UML keenly watching Maoist efforts to form govt, says
Khanal
The general secretary of the Unified Marxist Leninist
(UML) Jhalnath Khanal has said that his party is
keenly watching the Maoist efforts to form the
government.
Jhalnath Khanal (File Photo)
Jhalnath Khanal (File Photo)
Speaking at a programme organised by Tulsilal Smriti
Pratisthan, Friday, Khanal said that being the largest
party, the Maoists ought to finalise composition of
government within a week as urged by the president.
He also warned that in case the Maoist fail to forge
consensus government, his party will join hands with
Nepali Congress (NC) to form a majority government.
The NC, UML and Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) had
earlier forged an alliance to elect their candidates
as president, CA chairman and vice president,
respectively.
His remarks have come on the same day when the
Maoists’ central committee has decided to form the
government under its leadership. nepalnews.com Aug 01
08
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New constitution not even in 6 years if present
situation persists: RPP chairman Rana
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) chairman Pashupati
Shumshere Rana said Friday that because of the
inter-party wrangling, the country is mired in
uncertainty and turmoil and warned that if the
situation persists, then the Constitution Assembly
would not be able to draft a new constitution even in
6 years.
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) chairman Pashupati
Shumshere Rana.
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) chairman Pashupati
Shumshere Rana.
(File photo)
Rana, who suffered a humiliating loss in the CA
election, managing to scrounge only a few seats, also
opined that the CPN (Maoist) party has committed a
serious blunder by apologizing to its communist
counterpart CPN (UML) over the issue of presidential
election.
Addressing party activists after inaugurating a
training camp for them in Lalitpur today, Rana further
said that it would be inappropriate for the CPN
(Maoist) party, which is poised to lead the next
government, to leave its stance and follow in the
footsteps of other parties. He was apparently miffed
by Maoist renewing negotiations with UML after the two
fell out on each others nominees during the
presidential election, putting in jeopardy his plans
to forge some sort of alliance with the Maoists.
He said that although the people view CPN (Maoist)
party as a kind of power that is quite distinct from
others, the recent events have shown that it isn’t any
different from big parties like Nepali Congress or UML
that forges and breaks up political alliances
according to their benefit. Rana blamed that because
of this kind of political tendency there is no
political stability in the country, delaying the
constitution-making process. nepalnews.com ag Aug 01 08
