Ordinance brought to loot the country and benefit middlemen: Madhav Nepal

Pokhara- Speaking at the inauguration of the Gandaki Province Convention of the Unified Socialist Party held in Pokhara, Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal has accused the government of bringing the ordinance to loot the country, benefit middlemen and encourage the corruption.

If the ordinance was brought for the people, why was it brought overnight and for what purpose, he questioned, and accused the government of trying to loot the country by trying to amend 30 laws through 6 ordinances brought by deceiving the parliament.

He urged the leaders and workers present to face the challenges without getting discouraged and move forward, clarifying that there will be no unity with the UML or the Maoist parties as rumored in the market. However, he said that cooperation with parties with similar views is possible.

The convention was attended by 400 representatives from 11 districts of the province and 550 people including organizers, informed the party’s Gandaki Province Chairman Srinath Baral. The convention will elect a 143-member provincial committee, including a chairperson, two vice-chairpersons, a secretary, and three joint secretaries, representing different geographical and sectoral backgrounds. Baral informed that the committee’s tenure will be four years.

MCC can’t be supported without amendments even the alliance breaks: Madhav Nepal

Chairman of the CPN-Unified Socialist Madhav Kumar Nepal has said that the MCC will not be passed without the amendments.

Speaking at a press conference organized by the Socialist Press Organization Parsa in Birgunj today, Nepal, who is also a former prime minister, said, “In the current situation with most of those disputed clauses in the agreement, MCC cannot be supported blindly. This is our clear view.”

While there are fears that the ruling coalition will break up if there is no agreement on MCC, Madhav Nepal, the main component of the ruling coalition, said, “If there is no agreement on MCC, there are fears that the coalition will break up. The question has been raised, but we are ready to face all these challenges. ‘But he clarified that they would not support MCC without amendment.

He said that it would be appropriate to postpone the MCC agreement as the people as well as the political parties are divided about the MCC.

Coalition lasts till election: Nepal

Addressing party cadres at Bhaluwang in Dang district on Saturday, CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal said that the five-party alliance will last till the election.

He said, “A single majority of any party is unlikely to be formed. So, we will form a common candidate in the National Assembly through a five-party alliance. He further added that the allegation of merger with UCPN (Maoist) is not true but there would be unity among the smaller leftist parties in the near future even though there is no immediate possibility of unity with any communist party.

In another context, Nepal said that the MCC should not be passed at its present condition. He said, “We cannot accept any such thing that may open the door for others to interfere in the internal affairs of Nepal. He also said that only issues not related to military and security issues would be acceptable.