KATHMANDU, NOV 27 -UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday said there are four leaders who could possibly be named as prime ministerial candidates.
Talking to reporters at his residence in Lazimpat, Dahal said his first priority is a unity government under Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai after also offering “lucrative” ministries to the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML. According to Dahal, his party can try out Deputy Prime Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha if parties fail to agree on the first option. The other possible PM candidate s that Dahal mentioned are Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar from the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Loktantrik and Mahanta Thakur, the chairman of the Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party Nepal.
Dahal also revealed that President Ram Baran Yadav called upon the parties to form a unity government as per an understanding with him. “I had expected a political statement, but the head of state issued a statement citing clauses of the Interim Constitution, which is objectionable,” Dahal said. He added that the NC must come up with a clear view on the contentious issues of a new constitution while claiming leadership of a unity government. “We are positive about an NC-led government, but it would be unfair for the Maoists to leave the government without a package deal among the parties,” Dahal said.
Dahal had invited journalists at his residence to refute charges made by the PM Bhattarai faction of his party that he was supporting the President in the latter’s move. Dahal downplayed the issue and said that he has taken the President’s step positively,
though, according to him, it was unconstitutional.
Talking to reporters at his residence in Lazimpat, Dahal said his first priority is a unity government under Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai after also offering “lucrative” ministries to the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML. According to Dahal, his party can try out Deputy Prime Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha if parties fail to agree on the first option. The other possible PM candidate s that Dahal mentioned are Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar from the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Loktantrik and Mahanta Thakur, the chairman of the Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party Nepal.
Dahal also revealed that President Ram Baran Yadav called upon the parties to form a unity government as per an understanding with him. “I had expected a political statement, but the head of state issued a statement citing clauses of the Interim Constitution, which is objectionable,” Dahal said. He added that the NC must come up with a clear view on the contentious issues of a new constitution while claiming leadership of a unity government. “We are positive about an NC-led government, but it would be unfair for the Maoists to leave the government without a package deal among the parties,” Dahal said.
Dahal had invited journalists at his residence to refute charges made by the PM Bhattarai faction of his party that he was supporting the President in the latter’s move. Dahal downplayed the issue and said that he has taken the President’s step positively,
though, according to him, it was unconstitutional.
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