HETAUDA, Nov 30: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged the voters to cast vote for the candidate of democratic alliance to enliven parliamentary democracy, press freedom and protect citizens’ fundamental rights.

Addressing an election meeting in Palung of Makawanpur on Thursday, he said democratic alliance should emerge victorious to defeat the left alliance.

Deuba, who is also the Nepali Congress President, reiterated that NC-led alliance should win the polls for the protection of parliamentary democracy and human rights.

Addressing the mass, Deputy Prime Minister and RPP Chairman Kamal Thapa said that the democratic alliance was formed to strengthen the democratic practice and culture.

Nepali Congress leader Bal Krishna Khand said that the democratic alliance was capable of leading the country by leading the people towards economic prosperity.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Deuba addressed a separate mass meeting in Rato Bangla of Birgunj on Thursday and said that NC is the party to respect the aspirations of Madhes and Madhesi people.

He said that NC was committed to ensuring the rights of Madhesi people by amending the constitution.

Deuba recalled that the revolution of 2007 BS started from Birgunj and added that country’s unemployment would end through the establishment of large-scale industries by bringing in large amount of foreign direct investment.

Meanwhile, PM Deuba also addressed a separate mass meeting in Shambhunath Municipality of Saptari district on Thursday itself and claimed that NC was the real friend of Madhes. He also pledged to ensure identity of Madhesi people if the NC won the polls. RSS

KANCHANPUR, Nov 12: The Nepali Congress (NC) has forged an electoral alliance with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) (RPP-D) in Kanchanpur.

As per the agreement, both the RPP and RPP-D will support all NC’s election candidates in Kanchanpur district (three for the House of Representatives polls, and six for the State Assemblies).

The coalition formation was announced at a joint press conference held on Saturday evening in Bhimdattanagar in Kanchanpur.

“We have formed a joint election coordination committee, and are launching joint election campaign. An election mobilization committee will also be formed in the district,” said RPP’s district Chairman Purna Bahadur Chand at the event.

Likewise, NC central member and former minister Ramesh Lekhak said they started a new practice by forging an electoral alliance with the RPP and RPP-D. RSS

KAHTMANDU, Nov 10: Bikram Bahadur Thapa, minister for Woman, Children and Social Welfare has claimed that the democratic alliance will be victorious in the upcoming parliamentary and province assembly election. Thapa is a Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) candidate for House of Representatives election from Kathmandu constituency-7.

Speaking during an interaction program organized by the Reporters’ Club Nepal on Friday, leader Thapa said, “Polarization between the two alliances (democratic and left) has created a new political wave in the country, and the voters are closely analyzing it. It is time for the voters to use their maximum intelligence while choosing a candidate.”

“The voters will choose democratic alliance over left alliance.” Thapa expressed his confidence adding, “There is no alternative to democratic alliance.”

“The Nepali Congress-led alliance will comfortably garner majority in the polls,” he added.

“People have seen the 10-year long war and CPN-UML led government. Therefore, people are in support of a stable and trustable government—which is possible only though the victory of democratic alliance.”

Thapa also claimed that he would win in constituency-7 of Kathmandu district. He said, “People have realized that it will be a mistake to choose the previously elected leader again. It is because they know that previous leaders could not fulfill their promise.”

“The voters are looking for new leader in the constituency. They will elect me,” he added.

Moreover, the RPP candidate Thapa has also support from Nepali Congress in the constituency. Meanwhile, the CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) alliance has fielded Ram Bir Manandhar as a common candidate of the left alliance againt Thapa.

KATHMANDU, Nov 2: Nepali Congress (NC) has finalized its candidates for the second phase of elections scheduled for December 7.

The second polls are being conducted in 128 constituencies of House of Representatives and 256 constituencies of State Assemblies in 45 districts. The nomination for the December 7 polls is underway.

NC parliamentary board meeting held till late night on Wednesday prepared the final list of candidates.

Nepali Congress has allocated five constituencies for Rastriya Prajatantra Party and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic). According to the final list, Kamal Thapa-led RPP will get Dailekh, Makwanpur constituency-1 and Kathmandu constituency-7 while Pashupati Shumsher JB Rana-led RPP (Democratic) will get Chitwan constituency-3 and Rupendahi constituency-3. Nepali Congress will support RPP and RPP (D) in the constituencies allocated to them and will not organize any election publicity campaign, said the coordinator of NC publicity committee Bal Krishna Khand.

Likewise, Prime Minister and NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba will file candidacy for House of Representatives election from Dadeldhura constituency-1, Ram Chandra Poudel from Tanahu constituency-1, Dr Sashank Koirala Nawalparasi-1, Prakashman Singh Kathmandu-1, Krishna Prasad Sitaula Jhapa-3 and Bimalendra Nidhi Dhanusha-3.

NC, in the final hours, has decided to run former House Speaker Daman Nath Dhungana from Bhaktapur constituency-2. Dhungana will be challenged by CPN-UML’s youth leader Mahesh Basnet, who also has support from party’s poll partner CPN (Maoist Center). Dhungana had quit politics after he was defeated by UML’s Bidya Devi Bhandari (current President of Nepal) in 1994 mid-term parliamentary election.

The candidacy nomination for the first phase of polls (37 House of Representatives constituencies and 74 State Assembly constituencies in the 32 districts) was held on October 22.

KATHMANDU, Oct 31: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) Chair Pashupati Shumsher JB Rana has said that the left alliance will not do any benefit to the country. He further argued that the democratic alliance was formed to check the challenges created by left alliance and establish a stable government.

Speaking during an interaction program organized by the Reporters’ Club Nepal on Tuesday, Rana said, “Our party had raised voice for the democratic alliance months before. Now that democratic alliance has formed- it will ensure stable government in the country.”

“The unity among leftist force will jeopardize the democracy and nationality. But the democratic alliance is for the stability and prosperity of the country,” he added.

“Therefore, we should make the democratic alliance victorious in the election. It will benefit all,” he further added.

Arguing that the ultimate aim of the communist parties is to impose one-party autocratic system, he said, “Even if the leftist parties claim that they have united not to impose one-party autocratic system, there is no any base to trust them.”

Stating that to vote the left alliance is to bring autocracy in the country he appealed all the voters to vote the democratic alliance to stop the country from such disaster.

He also said that the alliance among the communist parties was formed under China’s influence. “It doesn’t suit Nepal and Nepali culture,” he added.

KATHMANDU, Oct 31: Nepali Congress Makwanpur has decided not to support Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chair Kamal Thapa in Makwanpur Constituency No 1.

Nepali Congress Makwanpur, concluding that the party has stronghold in the constituency, has decided not to support Thapa—which has added further rift in the democratic alliance.

Thapa had announced his candidacy to contest the Federal parliamentary elections in Makwanpur-1 under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) category in agreement with NC. But Nepali Congress District Committee has refused the alliance while pushing district President and former lawmaker Indra Bahadur Baniya in the constituency. It may be noted that NC had won the constituency in the second Constitution Assembly Election in 2013.

Meanwhile, Nepali Congress leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula and RPP’s Rajendra Lingden does not seem ready to compromise for Jhapa Constituency No 3 inciting further conflict within the Democratic alliance.

Earlier, NC had agreed to support Lingden in the constituency while enlisting Sitaula following the proportional representation (PR) category. Later the party had withdrawn his candidacy under PR category and decided to run him for FPTP.

Following which, RPP had also decided to run Lingden for FPTP category from the same constituency.

POKHARA, Oct 28: Senior leaders of the ruling party Nepali Congress have said that the recently forged alliance of leftist parties was against the democracy, country and Nepali Congress.

Speaking in a program organized by the Nepali Congress Kaski district committee to welcome newcomers in the party on Saturday, NC leaders argued that the alliance was formed to impose communist dictatorship in the country.

Prime Minister and NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba addressing the program, urged all democratic forces for unity to overcome challenges facing democracy.

He added that the leftist alliance was creating terror among the people. PM Deuba said that the NC only could create a peaceful society as it was fighting for the establishment of democracy for long.

Deuba also claimed that only NC could protect the democracy and people were also realizing the fact these days.

On another note, PM Deuba added that the upcoming federal and provincial elections were the benchmarks between two ideologies of protecting democracy and development while another was for totalitarianism.

Speaking in the program, NC senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel also seconded President Deuba stating that the leftist alliance was against the NC, country and democracy.

He added that the democracy was facing threat these days due to leftist alliance. Leader Poudel argued that the leftist alliance was opining for changing the basic structure of the constitution after garnering two-thirds majority which was not a good sign for democracy.

NC general secretary Dr Shashanka Koirala said that leftist force would weaken if nation achieves prosperity.

Similarly, NC leader and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education Gopal Man Shrestha urged all democratic forces for the internal unity in the party. He shared that the NC will allocate appropriate responsibility to newcomers in the party.

NC leader and Minister for Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Yagya Bahadur Thapa urged all new comers to work hard for the victory of democratic alliance in the upcoming elections.

On the occasion, Akhanda Party Nepal Chairman Kumar Khadka and former lawmaker Surya Bahadur KC among others joined the NC.

Leaders Khadka and KC shared that they joined the NC after realizing threat to democratic forces in the country.

During the program, NC former lawmaker Shukra Raj Sharma, NC Kaski President Krishna KC among other local leaders also addressed the event. RSS

KATHMANDU, Oct 5: The Nepali Congress (NC) has called on all political parties subscribing to democratic thoughts to participate in the broader democratic alliance.

A meeting of the NC central work execution committee took place at Baluwatar concluded that though polarization between the democratic and leftist political forces was not appropriate at time of implementing the constitution by formally taking the peace process to the end, the party realized the need of an unity among democratic forces with no any option left as the Communist parties have already headed towards that path.

The meeting chaired by Prime Minister and Party President Sher Bahadur Deuba was attended by senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel, General Secretary Dr Shashank Koirala and treasurer Sita Devi Yadav, among others.

Political parties uniting together was good for the nation and people, cooperation among the political parties having democratic and communist ideologies was necessary until the implementation of the constitution and discussions about this are underway at the NC central works execution committee, party leader Arjun Narsingh KC said.

“Discussions have started in the meeting to incorporate in the broader democratic alliance all the parties that hold the view that one-party system is not right. A democratic alliance has become inevitable to institutionalize the federal democratic republic and even for holding the elections for the full-fledged implementation of the constitution,” he said.

A meeting of the Nepali Congress work execution committee on Wednesday had decided to form a democratic alliance.

The Nepali Congress, the Rastriya Janashakti Party, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic), the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal and the Nepal Democratic Forum had through a joint meeting decided to participate in the democratic alliance.

It has been informed that the meeting of the six parties will be held later in the evening today.

Likewise, a meeting of the NC central work execution committee has been called for Friday morning (8 am) to hold discussion on the subjects in relation to the arrangement for picking candidates for the upcoming House of Representatives and State Assemblies elections, and forging a broader democratic alliance, said Chief Secretary of the NC central office, Krishna Prasad Poudel.

The venue for the meeting will be at PM Deuba’s official residence in Baluwatar. RSS