Party unification is an extraordinary episode: Chair Dahal

KATHMANDU, May 19: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has described the unification of two communist parties as an extraordinary episode.

Addressing a meeting of NCP parliamentary party at the federal parliament building, New Baneshwar on Saturday, he said the party unification process was a unique development not only of Nepal but of the entire world itself.

Chair Dahal opined that the unification of CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) has paved the way for taking ahead the communist movement and to fulfill the journey of socialism in the new context.

Stating that they have been continuously receiving congratulatory messages from around the world after the merger of the two parties, he said the international community too was closely observing the latest political developments in Nepal.

Dahal stated that an important responsibility has come on their shoulder. “The unification has been established as a significant event in history for fulfilling the people’s aspirations and taking the country ahead towards economic prosperity,” he said.

He further said that they had resolved to move ahead united with the goal of meeting the responsibility bestowed on them by history, the Nepali people and the nation and it was now fulfilled.

Even the responsibility of driving forward the journey of development and prosperity has fallen on the shoulder of NCP and the incumbent government, party chair Dahal said.

Stating that the government’s policies and programs would be brought in few days and the new government would bring the budget as well, he resolved to complete big projects and the projects of national pride.

He added that the government’s policies and programs as well as the budget would be focused on the people’s aspiration for development, saying the policies and programs and the budget would give a sense of the new government in the country.

Chairman Dahal vowed they would work towards fulfilling the aspirations of the people by keeping all levels of government in balance.