KATHMANDU: Hot on the heels of UCPN (Maoist)’s refusal to join the new government, a Nepali Congress (NC) leader has hinted at lending support to sustain the Jhala Nath Khanal-led government. NC member Bhishma Raj Angdembe said that his party will play the role of a responsible party for peace and constitution by saving the government from toppling.
The NC leader tried to rekindle hopes of the CPN-UML a day after the UCPN (Maoist) decided not be a partner in the UML-led coalition after they remained at odds over a plum ministry.
“The NC will take an appropriate decision for peace and constitution building by playing the role of a responsible party,” said the NC leader at a programme organised in the Capital today.
Newly elected Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal is having a hard time after the UCPN (Maoist)—whose support played a crucial role in electing him as the prime minister—decided not to join the government following a power-sharing row in the new Cabinet.
The NC leader went on to claim that the secret seven-point pact between UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and UML Chairman Khanal has betrayed the country rather than resolving the country. He added the pact has stymied the path to consensus.
“The agreement to become the prime minister in tandem and the issue of army integration has pushed the country towards confusion,” he said. “This has provoked the obstructionist politics. It has further pushed back the country from the road to institutionalising the historic achievement,” said Angdembe.
The negotiations between the two parties broke down on Sunday after the former.
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