A meeting of the Council of Ministers on Monday made a public call on the agitating political parties to cooperate with the government in holding the upcoming Constituent Assembly (CA) election within November.[break]
Talking to media persons after the meeting, government spokesperson and Minister for Information and Communications Madhav Prasad Poudel said the government has intensified the election-related activities including creating political atmosphere conducive for the election with an aim of concluding it within November- December.
"Election is the sole alternative to finding a way out to the ongoing political transition in the country", he said.
It may be noted that the Council of Ministers has already constituted a consultation and coordination committee expecting positive support from all the political parties, civil society members and people to make the election successful.
The objective of the formation of committee was to hold consultations and discussions with the political parties and convince them to take part in the election.
"The government´s attention has been drawn towards the CPN-Maoist setting pre-conditions in a response to the official letter sent to the party inviting it for talks", according to a press statement issued after the meeting.
"The CPN-Maoist like any other responsible political party setting pre-conditions for talks cannot be justifiable under any circumstances", the statement adds.
The government said that it believed that solution to every problem is possible through talks and dialogue and called on the Mohan Baidya-led CPN-Maoist and other allies who are against the upcoming election to relinquish pre-conditions and come for talks.
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