KATHMANDU, AUG 08 -
The UCPN (Maoist) has said that there is no meaning in demanding resignation of Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai as the government has already turned into a caretaker. However, PM Bhattarai reiterated his claim that his is an “electoral government”, not a caretaker government.
Hinting at the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML, the party also said that there is a “serious conspiracy” to impose the parliamentary system in the country ,sabotaging the agenda of the Constituent Assembly (CA). At a press conference organised at party headquarters Paris Danda on Tuesday, newly appointed Maoist Spokesperson Agni Sapkota said the parties should sit together to come up with a common prime ministerial candidate.
“After political parties forge consensus on a candidate, the President can appoint him/her prime minister, removing any difficulties,” said Sapkota. He urged Congress and UML to mull over this option rather than clamouring for the prime minister’s resignation.
The Maoist leader also said that the five-point agreement signed by the parties on May 3 was no longer relevant with the dissolution of the CA on May 27. Accordingly, the NC alone could not claim leadership of the government but that it was open to all parties, including the Maoists. Such a statement comes just as NC President Sushil Koirala has demanded resignation of PM Bhattarai as the only way to pave the way for a national consensus government.
Sapkota also came down heavily on suggestions floated by NC district presidents to opt for parliamentary elections. “This is a conspiracy to sabotage the agenda of drafting a new democratic constitution through the CA.”
While the NC and UML have said that there should be a parliamentary election, Sapkota said the Maoist party was open to either revival of the CA or fresh elections. “However, our bottom-line is that a new constitution should be drafted through the CA,” said Sapkota.
He said that there should be an agreement on contentious issues of the new constitution. Opposition parties, however, are saying that they are not ready to discuss other issues without Bhattarai’s resignation.
Source: http://www.ekantipur.com/2012/08/08/top-story/pm-ouster-demand-pointless-ucpn-m/358431/
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