Kathmandu,
Nov. 21: The opposition parties have claimed that new election could not be
held in April-May since the government has announced it again unilaterally.
"Formation
of a national consensus government is a must to conduct the election in the
announced time", they said, adding that only the government of national
consensus could remove constitutional and legal difficulties relating to the
election process.
Speaking at a
face-to-face programme organized here on Wednesday, leaders from the main oppositions
- Nepali Congress and CPN (UML)- sought the resignation of Prime Minister Dr
Baburam Bhattarai to ensure the new
election in April-May.
Besides, they
accused the government of bringing budget without the consent of the opposition
parties and said it was not acceptable for them.
Congress
leader Dr Ram Sharan Mahat and UML leader Pradeep Gyawali were among those
expressing dissatisfactions over the government's decision regarding the budget
and new election. "The Congress has no disagreement on the content of
budget, but concerns are on its process", Mahat said.
Similarly,
Gyawali said that the party was surprised why the President approved the budget
ordinance. The approval of the budget
ordinance by the President has saddened the party, he commented.
However,
leaders from the ruling parties urged the political parties not to politicize
the budget since its announcement was the need of the hour to prevent nation
from plunging into an economic crisis.
UCPN (Maoist)
spokesperson Agmi Sapkota opined that the incumbent government could be
transformed into a government of national consensus to hold the election in
April-May.
"The
President played the role of guardianship by approving the budget", he said.
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