said that the Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League (YCL) would not
disrupt the constituent assembly (CA) polls.
"I don't believe that the Maoists, who have joined peaceful politics
with an agenda of the CA poll after a decade-long armed conflict,
would disrupt the polls in the name of any organisation," Poudel said
at a press meet organised by the Kaski chapter of the Nepal Press
Union here.
"Nobody should forget the stance on the CA taken by the Maoists during
talks held at Hapure of Dang and in Godavari of Lalitpur," he said.
"It is also the responsibility of the Maoists to hold the CA polls. If
any such situation arises, where the Maoists or their sister
organisations disrupt the CA polls, then their stance taken in the
past will be of no value," he said.
"Nobody should disrupt the CA polls in the name of trading charges at
a time when the nation is heading towards achieving the goal of
holding the CA poll," he said.
"As the date of the polls has already been announced, the government
should make sufficient provisions for security and tighten up the
administrative sector and also create the right atmosphere for the
poll by holding talks with politically dissatisfied sides," he said.
Stating that the talks held with the Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum (MJF)
in Janakpur were fruitful, Poudel said the talks held with janajatis
was also heading towards a solution.
Poudel, who is also general secretary of the Nepali Congress (NC),
elaborated that NC was not in favour of giving continuity to the
monarchy. He said, "The decision on monarchy is being delayed as the
NC stance should be wise and mature."
"Decision on monarchy will be taken by calling a Mahasamiti meeting or
special convention soon," he said.
"As the unification of the NC and the NC (D) is in the final phase,
the issue of calling a joint Congress Mahasamiti meeting or special
convention is also on the anvil now," Poudel said, adding that NC and
NC (D) would unite by mid-August.
