Kathmandu, Nov 26: As some members of the ruling Rashtriya Prajatantra Party in Nepal asked Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa to resign, one of his cabinet colleagues has said that there is no need for the premier to quit as the government was formed under special circumstances. Since the government was formed under special circumstances, the royal-appointed prime minister need not quit his post as per demand of some partymen, Nepalese Finance Minister Prakash Chandra Lohani, who is also the acting prime minister as Thapa is currently on visit to SAARC countries, said.

The government is making every attempt to forge national consensus to resolve the present political crisis, Lohani, who visited us to attend a meeting of World Bank and IMF, said upon his arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport here.

Lohani said the main responsibility of his government was to conduct elections and bring the country back to the right track.

He also said that the international monetary fund and the World Bank have pledged to provide USD 90 million assistance as soft loan to Nepal to support it poverty alleviation programmes and strategies.

The international donor communities have shown their eagerness to help Nepal end the ongoing conflict, Lohani said.
Bureau Report