At a program organized by All Nepal Women’s Association here today, Vice-Chairwoman Bhandari reiterated that the UML focused more on establishment of peace and strengthening of democracy rather than election result.

Economic and political sectors in the country were bearing the brunt of decade-long conflict and protracted transition, she said, adding that the only solution to the problems was the constitution from the CA election.

The CA election would be meaningful once all parties participated in it, she added.On the occasion, CPN-UML Secretary Shankar Pokhrel urged all parties to participate in the election because the election would free the country from crisis.

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress leader Gopal Man Shrestha has said that the NC was ready to be flexible from its stance of one percent threshold if the CPN-Maoist and Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal would take part in the upcoming CA election.

“Our first priority is CA election. NC is ready to turnback from its stance of threshold if Baidhya and Upendra Yadav are not taking part just because of the threshold,” Shrestha said at an interaction organized by the Reporters Club today.

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

He also said that all should be even ready to expand the cabinet and high level political committee to bring the CPN-Maoist and MJF-Nepal on board the election.

He also condemned the government decision to upgrade the capacity of Trisuli 3 ‘A’ saying that this government was centered on other things except the election.

Also speaking at the program, CPN (UML) Vice chairperson Bidhya Devi Bhandari said threshold was needed to strengthen the democracy.

“Threshold was not introduced for nothing. Political parties had agreed on this provision. CPN (UML) will not turnback from this.”

Similarly, UCPN (Maoist) leader Top Bahadur Rayamajhi said that the best way was to entrust the government to take decision on threshold.

“The four parties are not authorities to take all decisions. It is not necessary to be everything as they decided,” he said.

Rayamajhi also said that the NC and UML leaders are attempting to derail the upcoming election by raising many things after seeing nationwide wave in favor of the UCPN (Maoist).

MYAGDI: CPN-UML Vice-chair Bidya Devi Bhandari has said the President should nominate a Prime Minister by replacing incumbent Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai to resolve the ongoing political stalemate.

The Vice-chairwoman of the agitating opponent party ruled out the chances of consensus in the present circumstances sans Prime Minister Dr Bhattarai’s replacement from the power.

The President can oust the Prime Minister as the patron of the constitution and a guardian of the nation, she argued at a press meet in Beni.

Like other opponent leaders, she also said that fresh CA election during this government’s tenure was a far cry.