A senior minister in Nepal on Saturday said that the agitating Joint Madhesi Front was not serious about holding a dialogue to resolve the political impasse over the new Constitution.
Law minister Agni Kharel said the government was ready to address the demands of the Joint Madhesi Front by amending the newly-promulgated Constitution. He was addressing a press meet in Damak Municipality.
Kharel, who is also the politburo member of the ruling CPN-UML, said that although amending the new constitution was not a problem for the party and the government, it was important to see whether it would lead to a solution.
“Though the government was ready to address the demands of Madhesi Front through amendment to the new constitution, the Front is not serious for the discussion,” he said. The agitation launched by the Front from the streets and Nepal-India border points would not lead to any solution, Kharel said urging the agitating groups to press their demands through the medium of dialogue and discussion.