KATHMANDU, SEP 01 -
The UCPN (Maoist) has said that it will withdraw its candidacy from the prime ministerial poll race in the House if the sixth round of election fails to yield any result. The round is set for September 5.

A party source said the Maoists will decide either to withdraw the candidacy or not participate in the election. The party is holding  talks on this issue in its ongoing Central Committee meeting, which is underway since a week. According to party leaders, the UCPN (Maoist) has concluded that the ongoing election process should be stopped and a new course should be adopted. The CPN-UML is pressing Maoist chairman Dahal to withdraw his candidacy.

Speaking to a delegation of the Parliamentary Affairs Journalists’ Society, Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that being a ‘responsible’ and the largest party in the Constituent Assembly (CA) the UCPN (Maoist) is ready to ‘sacrifice’ anything to “drag the country out of the quagmire”, which is further deepening the political crisis.

“We would alone take a concrete decision thorugh our Central Committee before the sixth round of election to break the never-ending election process,” said Chairman Dahal. He, however, did not elaborate what sort of decision the Maoists would take to offer a way out of the political deadlock.

Dahal said that his party was not in favor of the current election process and that it was ready to support other parties that would garner a two-thirds majority. 

Chairman Dahal is vying with Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party leader Ram Chandra Poudel.

A few days ago the Maoists said that they would withdraw their candidate if NC and UML ensure an environment of consensus.





Veep puts faith in parties

KASKI: Vice President Paramananda Jha on Wednesday expressed hope that the political parties will reach consensus by Sept. 5 to end the political deadlock due to the prime ministerial elections.

Talking to reporters shortly after his arrival at Pokhara Airport, Jha said the parties would have to answer to the Nepali people if they fail to forge consensus at the earliest. He said the people were impatiently waiting for a way out of the political crisis.

 “Imposing presidential rule in the country is like reviving the monarchy,” said Jha. (PR)

Posted on: 2010-09-02 08:13

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