KATHMANDU, NOV 11 - Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa has further landed on hot coals, as the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), which he represents, is set to exert heavy pressure upon him for an all-party government.
The RPP might go as far as demanding the Prime Minister’s resignation.Ms Roshan Karki, spokesperson of the RPP, stated that the Prime Minister should not railroad or hinder democratic processes. "The Prime Minister should either be capable enough to form an all-party government, or be prepared to step down," Karki elaborated.
Speaking at a programme organised by the Madan Bhandari Studies and Research Centre (MBSRC) in the capital today, Karki stressed that the RPP was always committed to constitutional monarchy and multiparty democracy. "The Prime Minister also should express his commitment to democracy and be ready to sacrifice his position for the country," Karki said. "And I don’t think the Prime Minister would be so undemocratic."She also informed that the party central committee meeting, which will take place within two weeks, would take a concrete decision regarding the issue.
Ruling out the possibility of holding elections, Karki said that the RPP would instead join the joint agitation against regression launched by the five political parties. "We have reservation on a few points of the agitation which, we think, can however be reviewed. But we express our commitment to the rest of the 18-point progressive agenda published by the agitating political parties," Karki said.
She also accused the agitating political parties of nurturing narrow-mindedness by not inviting the RPP to their joint agitation.
While commenting on the government’s future plans and strategies recently made public, Karki said that the proposal contained only beautiful words."The government’s policies hold nothing of significance," Karki said. "The Prime Minister did not discuss the government’s future policies with the party."She also charged the government for not maintaining coordination with the party leadership.Posted on: 2003-11-10 11:26

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