CPN (UML) general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal today reiterated his disenchantment with the current leadership of the government, saying that the leadership of the upcoming interim government should be held by “somebody who is able to rise above partisan interests”.
Speaking at a programme in the capital, Nepal said that many important works had been hanging fire because of the monopolistic nature of the leadership of the government.
Without naming Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala for what he called “partisan politics” within the cabinet, the UML general secretary said, “For the interim government, we should find a leader who is able to rise above partisan interests.”
He even said that some parties were trying to belittle the contribution of other parties in the successful people’s movement. “Some parties are trying to look taller by stepping on the head of others,” Nepal said.
Reiterating his claim that there was no agreement on the leadership of the future interim government during negotiations on the agreement signed on November 8, Nepal revealed that the UML had not yet decided whether to join the interim government.
UML leaders were quick to dismiss the statement made by Maoist supremo Prachanda on November 9 that there was consensus among the eight parties on Koirala as the leader of the interim cabinet.
The UML has been threatening to stay out of the interim government if ministerial berths are not allocated fairly.
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Interesting.
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