As the blame game is on for the delay to find consensus in some issues during the summit level talks between the ruling seven party alliance and the Maoists, CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal came down heavily on both the Nepali Congress and the Maoists for stalling the peace process.
Speaking at a function in Bhaktapur organized by the party on the occasion of Tihar festival on Saturday, the UML general secretary alleged that both the parties are prolonging the ongoing peace talks by not softening down on their respective stances.
While NC has been insisting on giving the monarch a role, Maoists have been declining to give up arms before joining the interim government, Nepal said, adding, "Maoist's love for weapons and NC's love for monarchy hampered the peace talks."
Nepal also said that both the parties were going in opposite directions by insisting on what they are currently doing and added that both the Maoists and NC were being guided by "wrong ideology".
He, however, reassured that elections to a constituent assembly would be held by mid June 2007.
“Constituent Assembly elections will happen by mid June 2007. No one can even think of stalling it,” Nepal said.
During the second summit level meeting between the ruling seven party alliance and the Maoists, they had agreed to hold the elections of the constituent assembly by mid June 2007.
Expressing dissatisfaction over the recently adjourned indecisive summit talks, he said that it could invite a serious catastrophe in the country if the eight parties moved towards the constituent assembly without resolving other crucial issues.
The four round of summit level meeting between the ruling seven party alliance and Maoists stalled after they failed to find consensus in the issues of fate of monarchy and Maoist's arms management.
The UML stalwart also said the king might have to abdicate the throne if the eight parties come to a consensus on going for a republican order.
“The king might have to abdicate the throne if there is consensus among the eight parties on going for a republic,” Nepal added.
Speaking at a function in Bhaktapur organized by the party on the occasion of Tihar festival on Saturday, the UML general secretary alleged that both the parties are prolonging the ongoing peace talks by not softening down on their respective stances.
While NC has been insisting on giving the monarch a role, Maoists have been declining to give up arms before joining the interim government, Nepal said, adding, "Maoist's love for weapons and NC's love for monarchy hampered the peace talks."
Nepal also said that both the parties were going in opposite directions by insisting on what they are currently doing and added that both the Maoists and NC were being guided by "wrong ideology".
He, however, reassured that elections to a constituent assembly would be held by mid June 2007.
“Constituent Assembly elections will happen by mid June 2007. No one can even think of stalling it,” Nepal said.
During the second summit level meeting between the ruling seven party alliance and the Maoists, they had agreed to hold the elections of the constituent assembly by mid June 2007.
Expressing dissatisfaction over the recently adjourned indecisive summit talks, he said that it could invite a serious catastrophe in the country if the eight parties moved towards the constituent assembly without resolving other crucial issues.
The four round of summit level meeting between the ruling seven party alliance and Maoists stalled after they failed to find consensus in the issues of fate of monarchy and Maoist's arms management.
The UML stalwart also said the king might have to abdicate the throne if the eight parties come to a consensus on going for a republican order.
“The king might have to abdicate the throne if there is consensus among the eight parties on going for a republic,” Nepal added.
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