Nepal's ruling Maoist party on Sunday asked the opposition parties to join a national consensus government under incumbent Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, a move immediately rejected by the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML.
‘The most constitutional and practical way forward is for the NC and CPN-UML to join the government led by the Prime Minister Bhattarai and go for fresh election for Constituent Assembly in May to draft the constitution,’ Agni Sapkota, spokesperson of UCPN (Maoist) party said after a high level meeting here. Sapkota said Bhattarai would lead the next government of national consensus. Meanwhile, main opposition Nepali Congress party also on Sunday held separate meetings with CPN-UML, the third largest party in the dissolved Constituent Assembly and CPN-Maoist, the breakaway faction of the Maoists led by Mohan Vaidya in an attempt to mobilise support for toppling the government led by the UCPN-Maoist.
During the talks, the top leaders of Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist said that the resignation of Bhattarai is the first condition for reaching an agreement.
‘The most constitutional and practical way forward is for the NC and CPN-UML to join the government led by the Prime Minister Bhattarai and go for fresh election for Constituent Assembly in May to draft the constitution,’ Agni Sapkota, spokesperson of UCPN (Maoist) party said after a high level meeting here. Sapkota said Bhattarai would lead the next government of national consensus. Meanwhile, main opposition Nepali Congress party also on Sunday held separate meetings with CPN-UML, the third largest party in the dissolved Constituent Assembly and CPN-Maoist, the breakaway faction of the Maoists led by Mohan Vaidya in an attempt to mobilise support for toppling the government led by the UCPN-Maoist.
During the talks, the top leaders of Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist said that the resignation of Bhattarai is the first condition for reaching an agreement.