NUWAKOT, Dec 10: Nepali Congress prominent leader and Arjun Narsingh KC has been defeated in the House of Representative race in Nuwakot constituency-2. He was defeated by CPN-UML’s left alliance candidate Narayan Prasad Khatiwada with more than ten thousand vote margin. Khatiwada garnered 36,892 votes to secure a seat in federal parliament. KC only got 26,335 votes.

SAPTARI, Sept 15: Nepali Congress leader Arjun Narsingh KC said his party has been fighting for the rights and identity of Madhes and the Madhesi people since 2007 BS and will continue to do so in future.

Speaking at a program organized by Nepali Congress Town Committee, Rajbiraj on Thursday evening, leader KC claimed that Congress has never discriminated against any communities, classes and ethnic groups, and has always behaved equally.

Blaming the CPN-UML for preventing the passage of the amendment bill in the Parliament, leader KC made it clear that NC would renew its bid for amendment to secure the rights of Madhesi people if it gains majority again.

He argued that the Madhesi parties – claiming to be the savior of Madhes – were entangled in the lust for power and internal conflict. He appealed to the Madhesi people to vote for making NC’s candidates win in the local level elections to be held in Province no 2.

KC stressed further that NC has a clear plan for Saptari’s trade development and socio-economic progress.

He also noted that the NC – led government was seriously working to resolve the problems of the flood – stricken in Saptari. RSS 

BIRATNAGAR, July 30: Nepali Congress central member Arjun Narsingh KC has said that the constitution promulgation was a historical achievement of the country while laying emphasis on bringing all sides together for its implementation as well.

At a press meet organized by Nepal Press Union at Biratnagar on Sunday, he said that the elections of the local levels should be taken as a path to the process of institutionalizing hard-earned federal democratic republic.

Noting that the voice of Madhes is the voice of NC, he said the NC was effortful for the amendment to the constitution.

He requested CPN-UML and RPP for their support to reach two third majority for the amendment to the constitution.

Leader KC said that he was against the factionalism in the party and stressed the need to initiate party cleansing campaign. RSS

Nuwakot: A group of unidentified persons have hurled a petrol bomb targeting the vehicle of Nepali Congress (NC) Central Working Committee member Arjun Narsingh KC today at Paitis Kilo in Nuwakot.  KC, also a candidate of NC for Nuwakot Constituency No 1, was on the way to Bidur to address the joint election gathering of Constiuency No1, 2 and 3 of NC while motorcycle-borne persons threw the bomb at his vehicle. Though the vehicle of the KC managed to escape the bomb, glass of another vehicle (BA 5 6253) close to his one was damaged by the bomb. Police has said that it has intensified the manhunt to nab the assaulters.

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress leader Arjun Narsingh KC has said that the dissenting political parties should be brought on board the CA election to make the upcoming CA election a success.

At a program in the capital today, leader KC said election was the great festival for all and the major parties and government should make attempts to ensure participation of all political parties in CA.

KC also suggested that the dissenting parties including the CPN-Maoist and others should keep their partisan interests aside to participate in the CA election.

He was of the view that the role of youth was great to end the ongoing deadlock.

BIRATNAGAR: Nepali Congress leader Arjun Narsingh KC has said that the double standards of the top leaders of all parties have created confusion to the timely election to the CA.

“CA elections by mid-November are not likely until the top leaders of major parties quit their double standards in action and statement,” KC said.

Leader KC also said that priority should be given to the finalization of the polls related act and legal provisions before announcing the polls date.

Talking to media in Biratnagar Airport this morning, KC said implementation of the agreements made so far was inevitable to conduct a free and fair CA election.

KATHMANDU: Contentions among Nepal’s political parties over provisioning threshold laws in CA election ordinance. UCPN Maoist leader Top Bahadur Raimajhi on Saturday opined that the threshold regulations should be included in the CA election bill while speaking at the Reporters Club Nepal in Kathmandu.

Raimajhi said lack of such laws would negatively impact the party-based politics in the long run at the interaction program presided by Club’s President Rishi Dhamala.

He said such laws will discourage the practice of opening political parties without any public support.

In a different context he suggested that the new CA should have 491 members argueing that the number of the MPs should be determined without adding burden to the national budget.

Commenting on the possible date for the CA elections, he said that the CA elections should be held in November and even said that the CA elections will be held disregarding any political party opting out of it. Referring to the CPN Maoist and its 33 political parties warning of not participating in the elections, Raimajhi said that the CA elections will be held at any cost.

Though Raimajhi said that the present government has no opposition to hinder its objective of holding CA elections, he doubted the President and the Regmi-government’s intentions of holding CA elections.

Speaking at the same program Nepali Congress leader Arjun Narsingh KC accused the UCPN Maoist of averting the CA elections. He said that the activities of the party were against the spirit of holding CA elections and said that the Maoists were trying to foil the CA elections environment by pointing to other political parties agenda.

While stating that the government and major parties should try to bring all dissenting political parties into cofindence for participating in the CA elections, KC said that preparations to hold the elections should be carried out further without succumbing to any pressure from the dissenting political parties.

KC also said that the provisions of threshold should be included in the CA elections bill and that the number of MPs in the new CA elections should not exceed 491.

Speaking at the same interaction program, CPN UML politburo member Bhim Rawal also ruled out any compromise in provisioning threshold laws in the CA elections bill. Terming the whole effort to remove threshold laws as a move towards party less system, Rawal said that such provisions should not be removed at any cost.

However, President of the Rashtriya Madhesh Samajwadi Party, Sharat Singh Bhandari opposed the provisioning of threshold laws in the CA elections bill. He claimed removing threshold laws is important to hold meaningful elections and warned that the CA elections can’t be held if their 13 point demands were not addressed.