TANAHUN, Aug 27: Nepali Congress’ senior leader, Ram Chandra Poudel, today said the forces opposed to elections were now inclined to take part in the elections.

Poudel made the remark at a press conference held at the Reporters’ Club, Tanahun. Poudel was of the opinion that the provincial and state elections will be held within mid December. “The forces opposed to the elections will also be taking part in the upcoming elections,” he added.

On the occasion, the NC leader pointed out that the country will now embark on a path of prosperity and development citing that earlier political tussles had affected the development work.

In a reference to the party’s working style, Poudel noted that the Congress party fell short of becoming a powerful force due to its tendency of working without a concrete plan.

Leader Poudel pointed out the mess seen in nominating candidates due to the failure to form a parliamentary committee, the sensitive status in Madhes, unmanaged status of officials without departments and lack of active members in absence of provincial committees as some of the reasons creating the difficulties.

KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Nepali Congress senior leader Ramchandra Poudel has urged the newly elected leadership of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) to get involved for promotion of professional journalism by ensuring journalists’.

Addressing a program organized to honor the newly elected FNJ executive committee in Kathmandu on Wednesdsay, he urged the FNJ for contributing to the implementation of constitution and strengthening the democratic norms and values. The recent 25th general convention of the FNJ elected the new leadership under the chair of Govinda Acharya.
“Journalists can play a significant role in keeping the national unity intact,” he added.

Also speaking on the occasion, NC central member Dr Ramsharan Mahat said journalists were expected to raise the issues that helps accelerate national development. One of the agenda of FNJ should be the address to the concerns of working journalists.

Likewise, CPN (Maoist Center)’s Spokesperson Pampha Bhusal took the time to call on journalists to abide by the professional ethics.

FNJ newly elected chair Acharya said he was committed to taking the organisation ahead as an umbrella organisation of all journalists in real sense. RSS

LALITPUR, Aug 22: Nepali Congress senior leader Ramchandra Poudel has insisted on the need to end corruption for building a prosperous Nepal.

Addressing a program organized by the Ganeshman Singh Memorial Hospital and Research Center here today in honour of the local-level people’s representatives, NC leader Poudel said increasing corruption had contributed to the escalation of the range of social misconducts.

He viewed that it was the same corruption which had caused political instability, while seeking politicians to show good conducts to build people’s trust in politics and political parties.

The NC senior leader further went on to say that the party had adopted ‘justice for helpless and income for poor’, a principle of democratic socialism. “To create employment opportunities, education and the development of health sector is a must in the country.”

He further expressed hope that the country would see a good progress following the conclusion of the provincial and central elections announced to hold on upcoming November 26.

He took the time to stress that the hospital should extend its services nationwide.
Lalitpur Metropolis Mayor Chiribabu Maharjan shared that lack of required acts and laws had caused problems for local representatives to carry out their official works.
Local representatives from the Metropolitan City and coordination committee office bearers and members were honoured on the occasion. RSS 

Sarlahi: Nepali Congress vice-president Ramchandra Poudel has said that the politics of the madhes based parties was merely for the government rather than for the wellbeing of the madhes.
Speaking at an election gathering in Karmaiya, Siraha today, Poudel claimed that the Madhesi parties have not made any notable contributions for the Madhes while they were in the government. “Madhesi parties have joined the government by hook or crook,” said Poudel.  He came down heavily against the madhesi parties accusing them of exhibiting double standard. “Madhesi parties tend to oppose the Maoists while they are in terai but they cast vote for the Maoists in the parliament,” Poudel said.
He also claimed that the people will not fall under the false assurances of the UCPN (Maoist).

Kathmandu:
In an attempt to attack Nepali Congress vice-president Ramchandra Poudel, a group of unidentified persons have thrown a petrol bomb at the residence, where he was sleeping.
The group attacked the house of Govinda Ghimire at Ruptar, Ramjakot VDC-2 in the south of the district, where Poudel was sleeping.
The explosion of the bomb at around 1 AM has damaged the windscreen of the car (Ba 6 Xha 7555).
Poudel, NC contestant for the CA polls from Tanahun-2, said that he was unharmed due to the vigilance of the police deployed for his security. He informed that the petrol bombed devised in bottle of beer was hurled at the residence to attack him. Police has said that it has launched a big manhunt to nab the assailants. The police has also recovered 4 bombs detonated at the scene.
Earlier on the day, Poudel had met with voters in different VDCs in the area as part of his door-to-door election campaign in the district.