NC, UML meet with PM
In what may seem like a political confrontation between the opposition
parties and the ruling UCPN (Maoist), youth leaders of the Nepali
Congress (NC) and the CPN-UML on Wednesday refused to meet Prime
Minister Baburam Bhattarai
"We have been forced to carry the burden of his wrong move to dissolve the Constituent Assembly (CA). The career of leaders of our generation is now at stake," said NC youth leader Gagan Thapa.
Bhattarai had scheduled a meeting with select youth leaders of other parties who had been supportive of him in the past. Some youth leaders from the opposition parties had good faith in the prime minister because of his commitment to peace and constitution and what his party calls 'progressiveness.' However, other political leaders claimed the PM only wanted to use the young leaders for his own political gains.
"He has not held discussions with those he should have been meeting. This meeting with youth leaders is just an eyewash," Thapa said.
UML youth leaders also said the meeting was meaningless, especially after his recent statement that he will not quit until a new government is formed.
"He [PM Bhattarai] himself is making provocative statements instead of clearing the way for consensus among parties. Why should we meet him?" said UML youth leader Yogesh Bhattarai.
Youth leaders have been molunting pressure on the PM to step down and make way for a national consensus government.
"The prime minister is inviting serious political confrontation instead of putting his signature on paper for the sake of consensus," said Yogesh Bhattarai.
After the youth leaders refused to meet the PM, other leaders were summoned to Baluwatar to discuss a way out of the current political crisis.
"We have been forced to carry the burden of his wrong move to dissolve the Constituent Assembly (CA). The career of leaders of our generation is now at stake," said NC youth leader Gagan Thapa.
Bhattarai had scheduled a meeting with select youth leaders of other parties who had been supportive of him in the past. Some youth leaders from the opposition parties had good faith in the prime minister because of his commitment to peace and constitution and what his party calls 'progressiveness.' However, other political leaders claimed the PM only wanted to use the young leaders for his own political gains.
"He has not held discussions with those he should have been meeting. This meeting with youth leaders is just an eyewash," Thapa said.
UML youth leaders also said the meeting was meaningless, especially after his recent statement that he will not quit until a new government is formed.
"He [PM Bhattarai] himself is making provocative statements instead of clearing the way for consensus among parties. Why should we meet him?" said UML youth leader Yogesh Bhattarai.
Youth leaders have been molunting pressure on the PM to step down and make way for a national consensus government.
"The prime minister is inviting serious political confrontation instead of putting his signature on paper for the sake of consensus," said Yogesh Bhattarai.
After the youth leaders refused to meet the PM, other leaders were summoned to Baluwatar to discuss a way out of the current political crisis.
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