Kathmandu, January 26: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and CPN (UML) Chair KP Sharma Oli held discussion on contemporary political issues.

During the meeting held at the official residence of the Prime Minister at Baluwatar today, the meeting was focused on the issue of addressing the people’s expectation making government’s performance more effective, said PM Dahal’s press expert, Manohari Timilsina.

They also discussed the issue of election to the member of National Assembly and government’s performance, added Timilsina.

KATHMANDU, Aug 13: Personal Secretariat of Nepal Communist Party Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has refuted the rumors that his deceased son Prakash Dahal has billions of rupees in his name in a bank in Dubai.

Issuing a press release on Tuesday, Dahal’s personal secretary Jokh Bahadur Mahara claimed the reports are false and fabricated and challenged to prove there is any money in foreign banks.

Chair Dahal had recently been to Dubai in a family visit with his spouse Sita Dahal and two daughters Renu and Ganga. However, the purpose of his visit was exaggerated and falsified by some “ill-intended people” spreading rumors that “there is Rs 21 billion in the name of his deceased son and Chair Dahal had gone to Dubai to manage that account.”

“The Secretariat refutes and condemns such false rumors. These rumors are only aimed at damaging the reputation of the country’s leadership” the press release reads.

“We challenge to prove there is Rs 21 billion his Chair Dahal’s deceased son’s name.”

“We also demand action against the individuals involved in spreading such conspiratorial and false publicity.”

KATHMANDU, July 30: Chairperson of Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has left for UAE for a family visit today.

According to Dahal’s Secretariat, Chair Dahal would not hold any political meeting during his stay in UAE as it is purely a family visit.

Chair Dahal is accompanied by spouse Sita Dahal and two daughters- Renu and Ganga.

Dahal is scheduled to return home on August 3. RSS

POKHARA, June 20: Prime Minister K P Sharma is mulling over reshuffling the cabinet, said Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, chairman of Nepal Communist Party.

“Discussions have taken place on the ways to reshuffle the government to some extent after the budget for the fiscal year of 2019/20 was unveiled. We, both chairpersons of the NCP, will sit to conclude some issues. Only then, we will reach a concrete conclusion. We have not yet reached a decision to make any changes in the government,” said the former Prime Minister speaking at a press conference organized in Pokhara by the Press Centre Nepal, Kaski, today.

He, however, said that the Prime Minister’s has the main role in reshuffling the government, and it would be done whenever he wants it.

Dahal also said that agreement between the two former parties CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) during the unification process is not a new issue.

“Unification itself is a great achievement. It is a signification step taken for the prosperity of the country. The people have already endorsed the unification. Therefore, the party cannot move away from it,” he said.

Likewise on the Guthi Bill, referring to the government having withdrawn the bill amidst a widespread protest, Chair Dahal said that the government was responsible for the people, and it would act for their welfare and on their wishes.

In another context, he stressed the need for amending and making changes in the Media Council Bill through a parliamentary process.

Saying problems have triggered due to lack of homework within the government and NCP regarding the bill, the NCP Chair said that future course of action would be taken in coming days in this regard only after holding discussion with stakeholders.

KATHMANDU, May 19: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said people’s representatives at the local level should work by winning people’s hearts.

While inaugurating the newly constructed ward building of Lalitpur metropolis-26 at Dholahiti amidst a program on Sunday, the former Prime Minister urged the local representatives to do their best to make the people feel that they were getting the ever-best services from the local level.

“The model of three-tier government is implemented in a bid to decentralize the administrative power from the Singha Durbar to the local level for the convenience of locals and the local representatives are expected to keep this fact in mind,” he said, adding that though budgetary constraint and lack of sufficient infrastructure are issues in case of many local levels to provide services meeting the people’s aspirations, the people’s representatives should focus on to deliver the results in people’s favor.

Stating that development and prosperity of Lalitpur was his aspiration as well, he assured of arranging a meeting of people’s representatives with the prime minister to identify better ways for development and in regard with the Kathmandu Tarai-Madhesh fast track, which covers the district as well.

NCP standing committee member and lawmaker Pampha Bhusal and Lalitpur metropolis mayor Chiribabu Maharjan were also present on the occasion.

Meantime, leader Dahal today attended the screening of a documentary titled ‘ Bhairabnath Gana (Battalion)’ made by Durga KC.

He described the documentary as the real picture of the conflict, expressing his hope that it would inspire all and be a source of knowledge. KC has tried to reflect challenges and hardship she went through during the search of her missing husbands for 18 months.

As she said, media played a greater role in searching for her spouse. The documentary will be screened in the country and aboard. RSS

KATHMANDU, April 30: Chairperson of Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said that the constitution could be amended and revised as per the need as it was a living and dynamic document.

Chair Dahal said, “Constitution will be amended and revised as per the need and demands of the people. The NCP is clear on it.”

Welcoming leaders and cadres of Madhes Tarai Forum, active in State-2, to the NCP today, he said that he took initiatives to amend the constitution to ensure maximum rights to the people.

A process would be started by holding discussion with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli for the same, added Chair Dahal. Also the former Prime Minister, Dahal said that preparation was underway to bring a special programme in Tarai Madhes.

He said, “The government has put the construction of the postal highway in priority. Works for the construction of fast track linking Tarai-Madhes with Kathmandu Valley have been moved ahead.” The NCP chair further said that the state-2 government has not been moving ahead in favor of Madhesi people.

On the occasion, chairperson of Madhes Tarai party Amar Yadav announced the merger of the party in NCP. RSS

KATHMANU, March 27: Nepal Communist Party Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ will return home from the United States tomorrow.

Prachanda had gone to the US on March 17 for the treatment of his ailing wife, who is suffereing from Parkinson’s disease, diabetes and high blood pressure. He and his wife were accompanied by daughter Ganga Dahal and son-in-law Jeevan Acharya.

It has been learned that Dahal has already taken off from Johh F Keddedy International Airport, New York to Kathmandu.

Sita’s treatment was done at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington and Birmingham Hospital, Alabama, according to daughter Ganga.

“Doctors has assured that my mother’s health will improve,” wrote Ganga on her Facebook post.

Ambassador of Nepal to the US Dr Arjun Karki, Ambassador and Permanent Representative (PR) of Nepal to the United Nations Amrit Bahadur Rai among others had reached airport to bid farewell to Dahal and his family.

Dahal to leave for US for his spouse’s treatment today

KATHMANDU, March 17: Nepal Communist Party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal will head for United States today evening for the treatment of his wife Sita Dahal.

Dahal and his ailing wife, along with his daughter Ganga and son-in-law Jeevan Acharya will fly for the US at 5 pm today, said Dahal’s private secretariat.

Sita, who is suffering from Parkinson’s disease, diabetes and high blood pressure for long, will be treated at John Hawkins Hospital in US, according to a press release issued by Chairperson Dahal’s Secretariat.

Dahal was supposed to go to the US earlier, but his controversial statement on Venezuela political crisis had made him cancel the trip.

Dahal on January 25, following the US move to recognize Juan Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela, issuing a press statement had denounced US intervention of Venezuela “an unacceptable intrusion in internal affairs and an attempt of imperialist coup.” The US allies and Europe had welcomed the move.

Dahal’s statement shook the US-Nepal diplomatic ties, prompting the annoyed US to seek clarification on if NCP Chair’s statement was the official position of the government.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responding to US concerns, had officially stated that “the internal political problems of Venezuela need to be resolved within its constitutional parameters in a democratic manner, free from external interference.”

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KATHMANDU, Feb 11: The taskforce formed to finalize the modality of party unification process in the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is yet to come to a common point regarding the unification in the grassroots committees.

The secretariat meeting of the NCP held last Monday had directed the taskforce to submit its report in the current form within a day. However, the report is yet not prepared even after a week of such directive from the party secretariat.

It is said that the preparation of the report is delayed due to divided agendas and taskforce members’ scheduled programs out of the Capital.

Though Chairman duo KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ agreed on Saturday to finalized the disputed issues soon and disseminate the message of party unity across the country, its positive impacts is not realized in the taskforce.

Leader Yogesh Bhattarai, a member of the taskforce, said that efforts for the consensus would continue adding that the meeting of taskforce members is not held.

He, however, ruled out the rumors surrounding the taskforce’s failure.

The taskforce is given responsibility to finalize the report on work division of the central committee members and unification of the district committee and party’s sister organizations.

KATHMANDU, Feb 10: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) leader Haribol Gajurel has clarified that the conflicting stands from the two co-chairs has not created divisions in the ruling party.

The contradictory opinions from Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli over the United States intervention on Venezuela political crisis soured relations in the ruling party at a time when the unification process is yet to complete.

Following the US decision to give recognition to Juan Guaido—who on January 23 proclaimed himself as the interim president setting up a tense standoff with current president Nicolas Maduro– as the leader of Venezuela, Dahal issued a press statement denouncing the moves of the US and its allies as “unacceptable intrusion in internal affairs and an attempt of imperialist coup’.

Dahal’s statement prompted the US to inquire whether the statement from the ruling party’s chair was the official position of the Nepal government.

However, PM Oli, in a television interview, termed Dahal’s statement a ‘slip’, saying this would not have happened if he was in the country. Oli was then in the Davos of Switzerland attending the 49th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (held from January 22 to 25).

PM Oli’s comment rocked the ruling party, which in May last year announced unification after the merger of CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center), creating a wide rift within the party—even dividing the former UML and Maoist leaders.

The differences intensified when Dahal on Friday warned of another fresh protest if anyone tries to undermine Maoism.

“PM Oli and Chair Dahal’s opinion on Venezuela political crisis and US intervention contradicted. But it has not created a debate in the party,” said Gajurel talking to Reporters’ Club Nepal President Rishi Dhamala at a radio program Nepali Bahas.

“The party secretariat meeting has already issued a press release in this regard backing Dahal’s statement. Therefore, it won’t be a big problem,” he clarified.

Oli and Dahal have held a series of meeting to resolve the differences over their positions.

Gajurel clarified that Dahal statement was not an intended effort to fail Chair Oli.

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