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Maoist ministers resign en mass from Nepal's interim govt
Shirish B. Pradhan
Kathmandu, Jun 13 (PTI) Maoist ministers in the interim
multi-party government in Nepal Thursday resigned en mass in
an apparent bid to pressurise Prime Minister G. P. Koirala to
quit and allow formation of a new administration led by the
former rebels.
All the five Maoist ministers in the ruling alliance
tendered their resignations to party chief Prachanda, Maoist
leader and Local Development Minister Dev Gurung said.
According to political analysts, it was a pressure tactic
by the former guerrillas so that the process of the government
formation could be initiated.
Maoists had emerged as the single largest party in the
landmark April 10 polls for the 601-strong Constituent
Assembly bagging 220 seats followed by Nepali Congress of
Koirala and Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist
which secured 110 and 103 seats respectively.
They have agreed to other major parties' demands to amend
the Constitution and give up their claim on the post of the
President in order to lead the new government.
Gurung's remarks came shortly after Maoist number two
leader Baburam Bhattarai told P.T.I. that his party's
ministers in the interim government were preparing to submit
their resignations within a week in order to pave the way for
forming a new government.
Bhattarai said the resignation by Maoist ministers did
not mean that they were quitting the government but that they
were trying to facilitate formation of the next
administration.
Consultations are underway among major political parties,
including the Maoists, for forming a new administration and
amending the Constitution to include the provision of allowing
formation and dissolving of a government through a simple
majority.
Insiders said the two main issues being discussed among
the parties are who should be the next President and how to
tackle the Maoist combatants.
Maoists have not yet agreed to Nepali Congress' proposal
that Koirala be made the first president of the republic
Nepal.
Bhattarai, however, said that they want to give Koirala a
respectable position in the new republican set-up, but not the
President's post as it would be a burden for 83-year-old
veteran politician considering his age and health condition.
"Most of the differences have been sorted out and we hope
to find a way out very soon," said Bhattarai, who met Koirala
along with Prachanda. PTI
Kathmandu, Jun 13 (PTI) Maoist ministers in the interim
multi-party government in Nepal Thursday resigned en mass in
an apparent bid to pressurise Prime Minister G. P. Koirala to
quit and allow formation of a new administration led by the
former rebels.
All the five Maoist ministers in the ruling alliance
tendered their resignations to party chief Prachanda, Maoist
leader and Local Development Minister Dev Gurung said.
According to political analysts, it was a pressure tactic
by the former guerrillas so that the process of the government
formation could be initiated.
Maoists had emerged as the single largest party in the
landmark April 10 polls for the 601-strong Constituent
Assembly bagging 220 seats followed by Nepali Congress of
Koirala and Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist
which secured 110 and 103 seats respectively.
They have agreed to other major parties' demands to amend
the Constitution and give up their claim on the post of the
President in order to lead the new government.
Gurung's remarks came shortly after Maoist number two
leader Baburam Bhattarai told P.T.I. that his party's
ministers in the interim government were preparing to submit
their resignations within a week in order to pave the way for
forming a new government.
Bhattarai said the resignation by Maoist ministers did
not mean that they were quitting the government but that they
were trying to facilitate formation of the next
administration.
Consultations are underway among major political parties,
including the Maoists, for forming a new administration and
amending the Constitution to include the provision of allowing
formation and dissolving of a government through a simple
majority.
Insiders said the two main issues being discussed among
the parties are who should be the next President and how to
tackle the Maoist combatants.
Maoists have not yet agreed to Nepali Congress' proposal
that Koirala be made the first president of the republic
Nepal.
Bhattarai, however, said that they want to give Koirala a
respectable position in the new republican set-up, but not the
President's post as it would be a burden for 83-year-old
veteran politician considering his age and health condition.
"Most of the differences have been sorted out and we hope
to find a way out very soon," said Bhattarai, who met Koirala
along with Prachanda. PTI
