At a time the Prime Minister is facing criticism for his statement to provide some space for the King in the democracy, Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula defended his statement saying it is valid till the election of the constituent assembly.
Speaking at a programme in the capital on Monday, Sitaula said “What Girijababu (Koirala) has said should be construed as holding good until the election to constituent assembly is held.”
“We all know that the NC has left it to the constituent assembly to decide the fate of monarchy. Hence, what Girijababu said should not be construed to mean that we are for something else,” Sitaula said.
Commenting on the statement of Maoist leader Dr. Baburam Bhattrai that the peace process may be stalled from such comments, Sitaula said that they are in regular contact with the Maoists and there were not major differences between them.
“It is misleading to say peace process has failed. In fact, we are very close to coming to an understanding over resumption of the efforts,” Sitaula added.
Earlier, Deputy PM Amik Sherchan came out openly against a section of people in the government for working on cross purposes on the issue of writing letter to the UN.
He also threatened to resign if there is no improvement.
The central committee meeting of the CPN-UML also concluded that the statement of Koirala is against the sprit of the Jana Andolan (People’s movement) II.
Talking to FNCCI delegates at his official residence Sunday evening, Prime Minister Koirala said that King should be given a space in democracy to prevent him from being frustrated, which he said could lead to desperation.
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