Kathmandu, Oct. 30: The major political parties including the
United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) have reiterated their commitment to
consensus.
A meeting of top leaders of the major parties including
the Madhesi Front this morning held at the Army Integration Special Committee
Secretariat based at New Baneshwor in the capital decided to make one more
effort for ending the present political deadlock by forging consensus on the
remaining issues of constitution-drafting.
The meeting has handed over the
responsibility of making environment for consensus to the top brass. Although
the meeting was univocal on the view of going for fresh elections for breaking
the political deadlock, it reached to an agreement of making an effort once
more for a package deal on the disputed issues.
Talking to media persons after the
meeting, Nepali Congress Vice President Ram Chandra Poudel said the meeting
agreed to make an effort for the last time for consensus.
A
proposal was tabled in the meeting for dealing with the agreed and the
remaining issues in the constitution writing process separately. The meeting
ended without any concrete conclusion as the ruling parties entered the budget
issues sidelining the issues of consensus, he said.
Similarly, CPN(UML) senior leader
Madhav Kumar Nepal said the political parties have to reach to a certain common
point for reinstating the CA or opting
for fresh election since some
constitutional and legal process are a must for this.
Both the announcement of the full-fledged budget and
holding fresh election under the leadership of the incumbent government are not
acceptable to us, he said, adding that in the meeting he has tabled a
seven-point proposal for finding a way out to the existing crisis in the
country.
Similarly, UCPN (Maoist)
Spokesperson Agni Sapkota said all
the political parties present in the
meeting reiterated their stances on
ending the present crisis and they shall meet again for a package deal.
There was no alternative to going
for new election no matter whether the CA is revived or not, he added.
Likewise, Rajendra Mahato of Madhesi
Front said all the political parties were in the line of seeking fresh people's
mandate for a political way out to the present crisis.
UCPN
( Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Vice Chairman and Prime Minister Dr
Baburam Bhattarai, Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala, Vice President
Poudel, General Secretary Krishna Prasad Sitaula, CPN (UML) Chairman Jhalanath
Khanal, senior leader Nepal, Vice Chairman Bamdev Gautam, and Madhesi Front
coordinator Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar were
present in the meeting.
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