Kathmandu: Nepal Maoist chief Prachanda on Tuesday blamed the top coalition partners in the government for the political deadlock, which has stalled the peace proces,
saying they were "not serious" for a consensus.
The Unified CPN (Maoist) chairman, who returned from
China after a nine-day visit yesterday, said the two main
ruling parties in the 22-party coalition – Nepali Congress and
CPN-UML – were not as serious as the Maoists for a political
consensus.
The Maoists have been blocking the Parliament and
organising protest since Prachanda resigned on May 4 as Prime
Minster after President Ram Baran Yadav reinstated then Army
Chief General Rukmangad Katawal, who has now retired.
Prachanda told mediapersons at a tea party orgainsed
by him today that the government should allow the matter
relating to President Yadav`s decision on General Katawal be
tabled in Parliament for discussion.
"We would like to discuss the issue in the parliament
within the perimeter of the constitution," he said.
We have not yet reached consensus on resolving the
ongoing political crisis though we wanted to resolve the
issue, Prachanda underlined.
Prachanda had described President Yadav`s move to
reinstate General Katawal as "unconstitutional and
undemocratic", saying he had fired the army chief to maintain
"civilian supremacy" in the country.
Shushil Koiral, the Nepali Congress acting president
who was present at the reception, said his party would be
flexible on all issues except for the Maoists`allegation
against the president.
He stressed on the need for forging cooperation and
collaboration among the political parties to end the crisis.
CPN-UML president Jhalanath Khanal said all political
parties should now focus on two things: taking the peace
process to its logical end and drafting a new constitution by
setting aside all differences.
Our party is ready to make any sacrifice to end the
current deadlock, said Khanal, whose party is heading the
multi-party coalition.
The political standoff has put stresses on Nepal`s
reconciliation efforts after the end of the decade-long
insurgency in 2006, amid fears that the stalled peace process
may be derailed if the Maoists agitation is not ended soon.
Bureau Report
