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High level dealings
More details have emerged from Monday’s High Level Political Mechanism meeting. Nepali Congress president, Girija Prasad Koirala, asked the Maoist leaders to abandon their “anti-India campaign”, which Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal refused. From The Kathmandu Post:
UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said the party wouldn’t withdraw its programmes as they were not meant “to [...]
High hopes
Maoist leaders have contested reports that the party’s chairman, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, offered support to Girija Prasad Koirala to oust the current government. Maoist politburo member Janardan Sharma said those reports were a part of propaganda to discredit the party. From Nepalnews:
“In no way are we going propose Koirala for Prime Minister. There should be [...]
Kingmakers
Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal sneakily turned up at Nepali Congress President Girja Prasad Koirala’s residence on Wednesday and pledged full support to the octogenarian leader should he want to be the prime minister of Nepal. Kantipur reports:
The Maoists, who have until now been demanding a national unity government under their leadership, proposed the prime [...]
A grudging welcome
The UML and Maoists have been at loggerheads over whether to include the prime minister in the High Level Political Mechanism. Despite continued opposition from the Maoists, NC and UML leaders Girija Prasad Koirala and Jhalanath Khanal have decided to make the PM a “permanent-invitee member.” The Himalayan Times reports:
A meeting today beween Khanal and [...]
The brief on Wednesday
Bright future
Nepali Congress President Girija Prasad Koirala and Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal have agreed to set up a high level political mechanism within a week to bring the peace process back on track. Top political leaders had discussed setting up such an apparatus four months ago, but it materialised concretely after Dahal’s visit with [...]
The brief on Saturday
Threat to quit
Nepali Congress CA members asked their party to quit the government saying Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal likes to run a one-man show, ignoring their advice and interfering in their ministries. The current government does not look like a coalition, they said. They requested the party to leave the government if Nepal [...]
The brief on Thursday
Long road to consensus
The three big political parties held yet another round of talks to discuss the content of the proposed joint resolution. The motion was created to meet the demands of the Maoists who have held that the president’s decision to reinstate the army chief was unconstitutional. The ruling parties are pushing to pass [...]
