BIRGUNJ: Chairman of Tarai-Madhes Loktantrik Party Mahantha Thakur has hinted at poll alliance among the Tarai-based political parties in the upcoming November 19 CA poll.

Speaking at a meet the press here today, Thakur said that the Madhes-based parties have been discussing for an alternative for going to CA election with an election alliance if initiative for working unity was not successful.

However, many analysts doubt the poll unity of the Madhes-based parties due to their lust for power.

He pointed out the need of federalism which makes every people as part of social and economic transformation of Nepal, equal behavior to each language, religion and culture and all Nepalis.

Thakur said that the government and High-Level Political Committee should lend a hand for co-work with the dissenting parties including CPN-Maoist for their participation in the second CA election.

RAJBIRAJ: Chairman of the Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party Mahantha Thakur has said the those convicted of criminal cases also should get chance to contest the CA polls.

“If they were barred from contesting the CA polls would be breaching of the comprehensive peace accord,” he said at a program in Rijbiraj today.

Thakur further said that there should not be a provision of threshold of vote for ensuring the representation of fringe political parties, indigenous nationalities, women, and all people in the CA elections.

He also said that the CA elections should be conducted in the same provision that took place earlier.

BIRATNAGAR: Chairman of the Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party Mahantha Thakur, has said Chairman of the Interim Election Council Khil Raj Regmi need not resign from the post of Chief Justice.

Talking to journalists at Biratnagar Airport today he said Regmi can continue t he current job without resigning from the CJ.

Thakur was of the view that there should not be a provision of threshold of vote for ensuring the representation of fringe political parties, indigenous nationalities, women, and all people in the Constituent Assembly elections.

He claimed that the political parties have made no agreement regarding the threshold of vote and registration of candidacy by a person, who is convicted of criminal case, to participate in the CA election.