Eight-party meet postponed to Sunday morning; NC, UML fail to reach accord

KATHMANDU, March 31 - The eight-party meeting that was being held at Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's residence Baluwatar to finalise the ministerial representatives to the interim government ended inconclusively Saturday late afternoon.

Owing to differences, especially between the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML, no final verdict could be drawn to start the formation of the interim government which was slated for proclamation today.

According to Maoist leader Dev Gurung, who was also present in the meeting, the meeting has been postponed to 8am Sunday.

Earlier, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala was heard to express his dissatisfaction over CPN-UML's nomination of Sahana Pradhan to lead the party in the interim government. The UML had proposed Pradhan as the leader of its party in the government and had handed her the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Pradhan, a senior UML leader, though being one of the finest servants of the party, has remained politically inactive for the last couple of years.

Sources said, a mismatch in the ministerial hierarchy gave rise to the differences between the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML which forced today's meeting to end inconclusively.

Since, it has been agreed that there will not be any post of deputy prime minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is seen as the strongest portfolio in the cabinet, next to the post of Prime Minister.

Earlier, it was decided, as per the agreement struck on Friday among the eight parties, that a 26-member interim government under the premiership of Girija Prasad Koirala would be formed today.

As per the agreement, the Nepali Congress will share six seats (including that of the prime minister) in the interim government along with five seats each to the CPN-M and CPN-UML. The NC-D is to be represented in the interim government with three seats whereas one seat each has been allocated to the People's Front Nepal, Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi) and United Left Front.

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KATHMANDU, March 16 - Top leaders of the eight parties on Friday met at Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's Baluwatar residence to discuss the soon-to-be formed interim government.

Leaders have been discussing the structure, draft of the mode of operation of the interim administration, as well as distribution of ministerial portfolios among the political parties since the morning.

Emerging from the meeting, Chairman of the Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party (NWPP) said the meeting had discussed two proposals related to the selection of the Prime Minister and formation of the council of ministers.

Likewise, today's meeting will also decide whether to allow the elected Prime Minister expand the council of ministers or let the meeting itself decide on the structure of the council in one go.

Meanwhile, Maoist chairman Prachanda has also already exited the talks venue to attend a programme of one of the Maoists' sister organisation – Newa Mukti Morcha.

According to sources, another meeting of the top brass of the eight parties is expected to reach and accord on the code of conduct of interim government administration prepared by today's meeting.

Sources have claimed that if a general consensus is reached by today itself, a formal announcement of formation of an interim government could take place later today or by tomorrow.

Prior to the deliberations today, key leaders of the four large parties -- the Nepali Congress (NC), NC-D, CPM-UML and CPN-M – had held separate internal discussions this morning regarding their participation in the interim administration and their representatives to the same.

Meanwhile, the CPN-UML standing committee has decided that the modus operandi of the interim government, common minimum programme, and code of conduct as prepared by the four-party taskforce must be ratified before anything else.

According to UML leader Bharat Mohan Adhikari, the standing committee had also urged the eight parties to announce formation of interim administration today itself by deciding on the position of the parties in the interim government.

Prior to the eight-party meeting, both Maoist top brass as well as Prime Minister and NC President Girija Prasad Koirala held consultations with their respective central committee members regarding the interim government.

The CPN-M has already named Krishna Bahadur Mahara to head the party in the interim administration as well.

According to leader Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat, the NC-D had also held deliberations to decide its representatives in the interim government.( ekantipur.com)

Government will lose legitimacy if CA not held on time, says Nepal

UML general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal.


Raising his voice against the government the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal warned that the government will lose legitimacy if the Constituent Assembly (CA) election is not held on stipulated time.

In his interactions with journalists in Ghorahi, Dang, Nepal said, "The country is facing the CA polls. In order to hold the polls by mid-June, interim government should be formed in a week, electoral legislations should be formulated within a week and date for CA polls should be immediately announced."

Nepal also claimed that the UML was ready to declare republic through the parliament if other parties agree.

Even as Nepal claimed that the interim government should be formed within a week, the meeting of eight party leaders could not take place on Saturday as he did not return to Kathmandu. Subsequently, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, too, left for Biratnagar on Saturday.(nepalnews.com)

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