KATHMANDU: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has welcomed the government’s decision to announce the Constituent Assembly (CA) election date for November 19.

CA election is linked to people and country’s future. All people need to participate actively in the election and make it a success, a statement issued by party chairman Surya Bahadur Thapa reads.

Formation of the CA legislature parliament is essential to form a pro-people government which would make new constitution and end the present political crisis, Thapa argued.

Moreover, Chairman Thapa pointed out the need to bring all dissident political parties to consensus so that environment for free and fair election would be ensured.

The government on Thursday had announced Nov. 19 as the CA election date.

KATHMANDU: Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chairman Surya Bahadur Thapa has said that the CA election should be conducted in the previously prepared legal provision adding that the new conditions just ahead of election was a plot not to hold the election.

Talking to a team of journalists led by Reporters Club Nepal Chairman Rishi Dhamala, Thapa said that election was needed to end the present political uncertainties.

“The new issues like threshold would not help create favorable environment for election,” he told journalists after receiving a memorandum submitted by Reporters Club Nepal’s President Rishi Dhamala.

Thapa also brushed aside the issue of resignation of Chairman of Election Council of Minister Khil Raj Regmi from the post of Chief Justice and termed ‘non-sense’ to such demand.

“Did Regmi himself ask the politicians to be the Prime Minister,” he asked adding slamming the Regmi-led government after its formation is equal to destabilizing the election.

Saying that agreement has been made to conduct the CA election by third-week of November, Chairman Thapa also claimed that those demanding to declare the CA poll date everyday are not wishing to face the election in the real sense.

“We have a strong government to hold election. The government is only to create environment. The election commission is there to do all others. None should cast doubts as preparations are underway for holding the election,” Thapa claimed.

Thapa also thanked Dhamala for prodding the politicians for consensus at a time when the country was falling in crisis.

Submitting the memo, Dhamala said the Club would pile pressure on political parties for forging consensus as consensus was a must to hold the CA in time in an amicable environment.

The Club has also submitted memorandums to Chairman of the Interim Election Council Regmi, UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda and other top leaders of different political parties including Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala, UML Chairman Jhalanath Khanal, CPN-Maoist Chairman Mohan Baidhya and others.

Similarly, Dhamala urged Thapa to incorporate the voices of all dissenting political parties as their participation was also required for holding the polls.

Dhamala urged Thapa and top politicians to expedite process to ensure CA elections by December. He said that the Club would continue this initiative while handing over a memorandum to Thapa.

KATHMANDU: Newly elected Chairperson of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Surya Bahadur Thapa has said that the merger of two parties was for safeguarding nationality and democracy.

At a closing programme of historical merger of Rastriya Prajatantra Party and Rastriya Janashakti Party, he said it is the need of the nation to forge alliance among parties and that it will also strengthen the organisational base of the parties.

Leader Thapa ordered all leaders and cadres of his party to initiate nationwide election campaign in view of fresh Constituent Assembly (CA) poll on November.

‘There is no alternative to CA election. Reach out to people with the message that election is taking place. Election should be held at any cost and the nationalist force should win the election’, RPP Chair Thapa added.

Likewise, member of RPP high-level committee Pashupati Shumsher JB Rana said the party merger was possible after three-year-long efforts while noting that a campaign should be launched to make the party robust in the CA election.

Amother member of the high-level committee Lokendra Bahadur Chand said that the unity was to overcome the national challenges.

Similarly, member of the committee Dr Prakash Chandra Lohani said the merger between the two parties will boost up leadership and visionary power.

Meanwhile, the counting of votes of election that held for the central member on Monday in course of the unity convention of the party has started.

KATHMANDU: Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Pashupati Shumsher Rana has said that present chairman of Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP) Surya Bahadur Thapa would take the charge of party’s captainship.

The unity general convention of the RPP and RJP, the parties mostly dominated by former royalists, is scheduled to begin on Friday in the capital.

At an interaction in Reporters Club today, Rana also said that the leaders would take the charge of chairmanship turn by turn in every year.

However, final decision has not been taken regarding the party chairmanship from the next year.

“Thapa will be chairman of the party and we will take part in the CA elections in Thapa’s leadership,” Rana said.

He also revealed that the party would be run based on collective leadership and a 13-member presidium would be formed to that end.

Rana, Thapa, Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Prakash Chandra Lohani among others would be included in the presidium.

The interaction was presided over by Club’s Chairman Rishi Dhamala.

On the occasion, Rana said that the party would not turn back from the agenda of republic and secularism. “There is no point to turn back from democratic republic. We are not in favour of a single religion,” Rana said.

He also said that a large number of invitees from within the country and abroad are participating in the general convention.