RJPN likely to withdraw its support from central government tomorrow

KATHMANDU, June 7: Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) is likely to withdraw its support given to the central government.

A meeting of the RJPN political committee to be held on Friday will officially withdraw support from the central government, according to RJPN presidium committee member Raj Kishor Yadav.

However, the Madhes-centric party will not break its alliance with the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) led by Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Upendra Yadav in Province 2, according to RJPN leader Yadav.

The two parties, FSFN and RJPN have formed a coalition government in the Madhesi province.

RJPN leaders are divided over whether to quit the government led by FSFN in Province 2 after the FSFN decided to join the Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli-led government.

RJPN General Secretary Manish Suman Wednesday told Reporters’ Club Nepal that the party is mulling to quit the FSFN government.

Suman had also said that RJPN will withdraw its support from the central government saying the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) led by Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal forgot their commitment to amend constitution if RJPN voted in favor of NCP in the elections of President, Prime Minister and Speaker.

“The government has completely ignored Madhes in the budget in introduced recently. The government brought the budget going against the spirit of federalism and Madhes, which is not acceptable to us,” said RJPN leader Yadav.

“The government is also reluctant to our demand of constitution amendment,” he added.

“Thus, the meeting tomorrow is likely to take the decision to drop its support given to the central government,” he added.