Singh says only a strong NC led CA can draft constitution

BHAKTAPUR: Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Prakashman Singh has said that democratic constitution would be promulgated only if the NC stands the major force in next Constituent Assembly (CA).

At a programme organised by the NC Balkot and Dadhikot VDC here on Friday, Singh expressed the view that the erstwhile CA failed to promulgate new constitution as the UCPN -Maoist continued its totalitarian mentality for being the single largest party.

The constitution would not be promulgated again if the UCPN-Maoist was victorious in the forthcoming CA election.

Claiming that the NC has the main responsibility to safeguard nationality, Singh pointed out that all the NC well-wishers should be active for the same.

The NC General Secretary urged all cadres to come on ground for the CA election scheduled for November 19 and added that totalitarianism would get upper hand in the country if CA election was not held.

Similarly, NC leader Gagan Thapa recalled that the NC brought the UCPN-Maoist into the mainstream of the peace process through the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

Thapa said that NC should raise the issues of nationality and democracy simultaneously.

Thapa claimed that the poll-opposing parties would be automatically boycotted from people and country’s mainstream agenda.