NC should lead national consensus govt: KC

POKHARA, Nov 13: Leader of Nepali Congress (NC) Arjun Narsingh KC has said that the NC will not join the government led by UCPN (Maoist) until the integration of the PLA combatants and management of arms, and expressed his view that the NC should lead the next national consensus government.



At a press meet organized on Sunday by the Nepal Press Union, Kaski, KC reiterated that the NC should lead the next national consensus government as UCPN (Maoist) and CPN-UML each led the governments twice after the election of the constitution assembly.[break]



Expressing concern over violation of the seven-point agreement by the government side no sooner than the seven-point agreement was forged among political parties, he stressed on returning the property seized by Maoist and dismantling of the paramilitary structure of the Young Communist League (YCL).



Stating that giving clemency to Maoist lawmaker Dhungel, convicted by the Supreme Court, would promote impunity, KC warned that Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai would have to face the same fate after giving clemency to Dhungel, as did Chairman of the Maoist Pushpa Kamal Dahal regarding the Chief of Army Staff Rukmangat Katuwal episode.



Saying that the term of the sister wings of NC had not been extended but were not dissolved, KC informed that disputes seen in the party will end from institutional discussion, and this kind of dispute would not split the party.



The program was chaired by President of the NPU, Shiromani Baral.

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