CPN-UML calls on all parties to join hands for national consensus

Calling for achieving the goal of economic prosperity of the country, a standing Committee meeting of the Communist Party of Nepal -Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML ) urged all the political parties to join hands for implementation of the Constitution.

UML Secretary Pradip Gyawali said that the party leaders decided to appeal to all political parties, including the Nepali Congress and Madhesi parties, to join hands for resolving national issues.

He added that party leaders also discussed the so called gentlemen's agreement.

Gyawali said, that UML Chair and Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli denied entering any gentlemen's agreement with the CPN-Maoist Centre Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

"CPN-MC leaders had brought a three-point document, but I told them that I would rather resign right away than commit to resign after endorsement of the budget as stated in the document," the Himalayan Times quoted him as saying.

He added that, "UML is ready to form a consensus government but if it cannot be formed, then I do not think there is need to change the incumbent government."

He asserted that his party leaders were of the view that if other parties did not join hands to form a consensus government, then they would try to seek their help in implementing the constitution and resolving other national issues.