Kathmandu, July 28. Rastriya Janamorcha Chairman Chitra Bahadur KC has expressed his dissatisfaction at the meeting of the ruling coalition. He expressed his dissatisfaction over the appointment of Umesh Shrestha as the Minister of State for Health and Population by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.

He questioned why the businessman was made a minister without finding anyone. Deuba, however, said that KC’s dissatisfaction was only heard and did not respond.

KC has been saying that they will leave the alliance if the coalition government seeks to get the MCC passed. Today’s meeting has discussed about giving perfection to the government. And, the responsibility of deciding who will be the minister has been given to the top leaders. File Photo

‘FEDERALISM IN NEPAL HAS FAILED’
KATHMANDU, June 24: Janamorcha Chair Chitra Bahadur KC has argued that the federal structure in Nepal has failed.

“Nepal is still a semi-autocratic country. Corruption still prevails here. Dividing the country into seven parts has made more plight to the fortune of the country and its people,” said KC in a television interview Janata Janna Chahanchan.

Asked the top leaders have claimed there is no alternative to federalism in the country, the former deputy prime minister said, “Federalism was one of the serious mistakes of the political parties of Nepal. They only claim this in speeches. But, they have also realized that federalism has not worked very well in Nepal.”

“Besides, federalism does not suit the social structure and political parties’s character.”

“Federalism is not a boon to the nation but a curse.”

“Therefore, implementation of federalism in Nepal is no possible,” he claimed.

“Our party had even warned that federalism would fail in the country.”

In fact, according to KC, the federalism was the agenda of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

“Even India’s Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said he wants Nepal restored as Hindu state.”

Adityanath, talking to a Nepali journalist visiting Lucknow, on Sunday, had expressed hope that Nepal will understand the sentiment of its large number of Hindu population and will rethink secularism.

“What we need to understand is the the agenda of federalism came from BJP. There is no doubt about it.”

‘India is already a secular country despite a large number of Hindu people. Yet, why do the BJP want Nepal to be reinstated as Hindu state?’

“Indian Prime Minister cannot restore India as Hindu state. Therefore, in order to make his people happy, he wants Nepal to be a Hindu state. Everybody has understood this,” he said.

“The BJP is planning it.”

Kathmandu: Women leaders of Nepali Congress and CPN (UML) have underlined the need of consensus on constitution drafting and government formation fronts regardless of who gets the majority in the upcoming Constituent Assembly.
Speaking at a face-to-face interaction programme organised by Reporters Club Nepal today in capital, Nepali Congress leader Sujata Koirala said that her party would move ahead with consensus, cooperation and unity with all the parties for constitution drafting and government formation.
She also claimed that consensus government would be formed under the leadership of NC president Sushil Koirala if it managed to be the largest party in the CA. She claimed that Koirala would be the undisputed candidate for the Prime Minister. “He is the president of the party. Under his leadership, the party win the election. His name has already been proposed for the PM in the CWC meeting. So he would be consensus candidate of the party for PM,” she reasoned.  However, she said that there should not be any squabbling for the post of PM. She said that the parties should put their first efforts towards the constitution drafting rather than brawling for the leadership of the government. Stating that the UCPN (Maoist) announcement of not accepting people’s verdict was wrong, she said that the party should move ahead in a way that the nation wins even though the party looses. Opining that some minor mistakes during the polls were obvious, she said that such mistakes should be taken as the lesson and rectify in the future polls.
Likewise, CPN (UML) vice-chairperson Bidya Devi Bhandari said that her party was in favour of moving ahead in consensus for the government formation and constitution promulgation.  She also informed that CPN (UML) would take lead for forging consensus. Bhandaru advised UCPN (Maoist) to not move towards totalitarianism by going against the people’s verdict. She argued that the election has mandated for drafting constitution with multi-identity based federalism rather than ethnic federalism.  According to Bhandari, not accepting the voting results after taking parts in the poll process was not a political character. She further claimed that UCPN (Maoist) would come to the CA. She added that the Maoists have nowhere to go escaping the CA.
Bhandari claimed that UML leader KP Sharma Oli would be the PM if the responsibility to lead the government comes for her party. There are no any disputes about it inside the party, she added.
Similarly, CPN-ML general secretary CP Mainali urged the winner party to move ahead with consensus. He said that the constitution drafting process would be easy if the consensus government was formed by bringing the dissident parties into the confidence.
Rastriya Janamorcha chairman Chitra Bahadur KC urged the NC and CPN (UML) to not wrangle over the government formation issue. He opined that the parties should realised the need of consensus for the promulgation of the new constitution. KC claimed that the people have rejected the politics of ethnicity and regionalism through the CA polls. Saying that the Maoists do not have the alternative to join the CA for drafting the new constitution, he ruled out the possibility of constitution through the round table conference.

KATHMANDU: Rastriya Janamorcha Nepal has announced its line up for the upcoming Constituent Assembly elections under both the first-past-the-post (FPTP) and proportional system.

The party announced its list by organizing a press conference at the Reporters Club Nepal in the capital. The party has announced the names of 140 candidates for FPTP system and 98 candidates for the proportional system.

Chairman of the party, Chitra Bahadur KC, who had earlier won from his home district Baglung, is not contesting in the direct voting. He has opted for the proportional seat in the Constituent Assembly this time.

RJM said it has decided to pitch 50 male and 50 female candidates for the PR. Two male candidates are yet to be named.

According to the party, there would be 18 candidates from Mahakali region, 17 from Karnali, 34 from Lumbini, 17 from Dhaulagiri, Bagmati, Narayani each, six from Janakpur Sagarmatha and 13 from Mechi-Koshi for the FPTP election.

On the occasion KC warned that the alliance of the UCPN Maoist and Madhesh parties were a threat to national sovereignty and claimed that his party will always stand to safeguard national interest.

The deal was announced at the Reporters Club Nepal amid a press even organized by the party.

Speaking on the occassion, KC said that they gained extra power to continue their fight for nationality and democracy and to keep the nation undivided.

He further added that his party will declare candidates for the upcoming Constituent Assembly (CA) polls within a week.

KATHMANDU: Rashtriya Janamorcha Party and Limbuwan State Council cadres has scuffle in Fikal of Illam on Thursday following a heated discussion over federalism.

Limbuwan cadres tried to disrupt the otherwise peacefull gathering of Janamorcha party stating that they were promoting anti-federalism. The scuffle was brought under control by the police later on.

“Limbuwan activist interfered in our program. We were attacked when we expressed that federalism cannot benefit the nation,” Ram Bahadur Buda, leader of the Janamorcha party stated.

Sanjuhang Palaungwa led LSC activist had taken control of our speakers and other equipments denying us to hold a rally said Buda adding that they concluded their program after the police interferred.

KATHMANDU: UCPN (Maoist) wannabe secretary Top Bahadur Rayamajhi has claimed that the hardliner CPN-Maoist has not strength to disturb the upcoming CA poll as they don’t have even a single cadre to reach the voting center.

At a program in Reporters Club today, Rayamajhi said that the there is no meaning of CPN-Maoist coming for talks as the party’s has decided for the people’s revolt. 

Instead of holding talks with the CPN-Maoist, other parties and government should prepare for polls by evaluating the hardliners’ power to disturb the poll. 

The program was chaired by Club’s Chairman Rishi Dhamala. 

He went on to say that there is no meaning of convincing them for poll as the army, armed police force and Nepal Police have reported that the CA election is possible despite the Baidhya-led party’s boycott.

He, however, said that bringing the dissenting parties in poll process would be better if they agree.

“Main thing is election. 11-point agreement and 25-point order, four-party mechanism will have no effect,” he added. 

At a time when the almost all sections of society were condemning the former prime ministers for meeting the Indian External Affairs Minister in his hotel, the UCPN (Maoist) leader claimed that the issue of protocol will not be applicable for the former prime ministers in such cases. He claimed that the former prime ministers have also met the sitting ministers even in many foreign countries, he argued.

He said, “President, Chairman of Council of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs met with Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid by arranging protocol,” headed.

There is no meaning of protest and sloganeering for nationality without knowing the rules,” he claimed.

Likewise, central leader of Nepali Congress Dr Minendra Rijal said that the CA election will be held at any cost despite the boycott of the CPN-Maoist. But, efforts to bring them on board the election should be continued, he added.

Saying that no force will run in benefit if election was not held in November, Dr Rijal said that it will be appreciable if Baidhya-led Maoist come for election even by considering the suggestions from China, India or from anywhere.

The debate of protocol with the meeting of Indian External Affairs Minister is worthless, he claimed.

Also speaking at the program, CPN (UML) leader Bhim Rawal said continued talks and discussions were necessary with the CPN-Maoist as serious talks were not held with the agitating parties so far.

There is no meaning of poll boycott by the parties that consider people as the supreme powerful.

Reasoning that holding a round table conference was not a big deal, Rawal added reaching the destination was more important.

He, however, said that the major leaders of the country have exposed their meanness by meeting with Indian minister against the protocol adding that leaders’ meeting with the Indian minister at his hotel will degrade leaders’ heights.

Similarly, Chairman of Rastriya Janamorcha Chitra Bahadur KC said that election will be held in November after decision of holding a round table conference and increasing the seats for proportional electoral system.

He said the Baidhya-led Maoist’s victory was not possible at any cost if they disturb the election at backdrop of India and China supporting the CA election, he chided.

KC opined that the concerns of dissenting parties should be fulfilled to ensure CA election through intensive talks.
“Totalitarianism will return if CA election was not hold. People should come on streets again,” he cautioned.

He claimed that national pride has been lowered due to the meeting of the top leaders to the Indian External Minister at his hotel yesterday.

He argued that the leaders met Khurshid thinking that their future will remain secured even by forgetting the diplomatic decency.

No leader went to Darchula to meet the flood victims but all went to meet Khurshid in a hotel,” he made satire.

Also speaking at the program, Chairman of Sanghiya Sadbhavana Party Anil Kumar Jha said election should be conducted by November 19 by fulfilling all demands of the dissenting parties except to postpone the election.

He also said that meeting the Indian leaders was not a big deal and there was no meaning of protocol.

DAILEKH: The serious debate on federalism was the main cause for not drafting the constitution in the country, an anti-federalist leader has said. Chairman of Rastriya Janamorcha Party, a party with few seats in the dissolved CA, said federalism was the main bone of contention among the parties represented in the CA.

KC is in Dailekh to address a mass meeting of opposition political parties scheduled for Friday. On the occasion, KC said the ongoing anti-government demonstration is not for government change rather to end rampant corruption and impunity.

“The ruling parties coming on the streets denotes its speedy downfall,” KC said. Saying that press freedom was the on oxygen in a democracy, KC said the Prime Minister and Attorney General were trying to weaken the judicious system by giving orders to halt the statement of murder accused of Dailekh-based journalist Dekendra Raj Thapa.