KATHMANDU: Chairman of the Interim Election Council Khil Raj Regmi and Coordinator of the High-Level Political Committee (HLPC) Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar today held discussions regarding the preparations of the upcoming CA polls and attempts to bring the dissenting parties on board the election.

At the meeting, Regmi and Gachhadar discussed various issues ranging from current political developments, environment for polls, and participation of the dissenting parties, it is said.

After the meeting, Gachhadar said that the Committee would hold talks with the dissenting parties including the CPN-Maoist within a few days.

He hoped that all the dissenting parties would come for dialogue in the roundtable meeting.

KATHMANDU: Chairman of Madhesi People’s Rights Forum (Democratic) and coordinator of the High-Level Police Committee (HLPC) Bijay Kumar Gachhadar has said that the roundtable conference of all parties represented in the erstwhile Constituent Assembly (CA) could be conducted provided that Nepal’s hardline CPN-Maoist comes on board CA election.

But, bringing all political parties in the name of roundtable conference was unlikely, he argued.

Speaking at an interaction organized by Reporters Club today, Gachhadar claimed that the four-party HLPC was positive to ensure participation of all parties in the upcoming CA election.

The government has already announced the poll date for November 19.

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

He also said that the other parties could be represented in the HLPC as the cost of holding the CA election in the slated date adding that the country should not be kept in hostage just by few parties skip the election.

Saying that Upendra Yadav and Ashok Rai were positive to take part in the election, Gachhadar claimed Mohan Baidhya and his fellow comrades were also comparatively flexible.

He also informed that plans were afoot to expand the United Democratic Madhesi Front.

“However, no talk has been held with Upendra Yadav so far in this regard, ” he added.

“You will know the result of Front’s expansion within few days,” Gachhadar claimed.

Also accompanying the Home Minister are Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kuber Singh Rana, chief of INTERPOL-Nepal and Armed Police Force (APF) IGP Koshraj Wonta as observer. RSS