Koirala request Prachanda support Consensus government

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress President Shusil Koirala has called on UCPN-Maoist’s supremo Puspa Kamal Dahal for participating in the much hyped national consensus government under the leadership of his party.

Party president Koirala forwarded the proposal to Prachanda during a joint meeting between senior leaders from both parties in the capital on Friday. “We discussed issues surrounding the formation of the consensus government in our leadership with UCPN Maoist leaders. The initiative is a part of the political party’s joint commitment to promulgate the new constitution in consensus within a year,”Nepali Congress General Secretary Prakash Man Singh informed. He said that the meeting remained positive.

However, “Prachanda” has said that his party will only concentrate on promulgating the Constitution. He opined that his party has not yet to be decided on the issue of participating in the government .

Prior to this NC has already held discussions with CPN UML on Thursday and is scheduled to hold such meetings with other fringe parties representing in the CA. .