Kathmandu, Feb 14: Former Nepalese premier Girija Prasad Koirala today said a government-Maoist dialogue sidelining the political parties of the country would prove "meaningless." "I have heard that talks are being held between the king's representatives and the Maoists, if talks are held... Sidelining all political parties, it would be meaningless," Koirala, the Nepali Congress president, said in Biratnagar. Though the ceasefire has brought peace for a while, but people cannot trust it as it was not "transparent", he was quoted as saying by media reports here.
He said "both the government and the Maoists have done nothing to take the people into confidence."
"Ceasefire without announcing code of conduct and talks being held in cover cannot make the peace process trustworthy," he said.
Koirala said a dispute has arisen within the Maoist camp in this regard and pointed out that the Maoists have to decide whether they would like to take the side of the democratic forces or the monarchy.
"There is a need to effectively implement the present constitution, put the monarchy within the constitutional confinement and empower the people in order to form a responsible government by exercising the provisions of the constitution," he said.

Meanwhile, the Nepali Congress today boycotted the meeting of all the political parties representing the dissolved house of representatives hosted by ousted premier Sher Bahadur Deuba's party Nepali Congress (Democratic) here.

Deuba hosted the meeting to discuss the current political situation. Bureau Report