The rival faction led by Maoist Senior Vice-chairman Mohan Baidya has objected to the agreement terming it anti-national. He is backed by Maoist General Secretary Ram Bahadur Thapa and some other senior leaders.[break]
“It was not unexpected. They stood against the agreement in public as per the party decision,” the prime minister told media persons at his office in Singha Durbar on Wednesday.
The prime minister said it was anticipated because the Baidya faction leaders have been consistently objecting to the entire political course on peace and constitution the parties adopted mainly after the 12-point agreement reached some six years ago. “It´s yet another episode in a series of objections since the 12-point agreement and the party´s Chunwang plenum because they are against this political course,” explained the prime minister.
Asked if the government and the signatory parties would be able to implement the deal, the prime minister claimed it will be successfully implemented as there was immense support in favor of the deal from within and outside the country.
The prime minister informed that he had already taken initiatives to advance the peace process as per the agreement. “Today´s (Wednesday) Special Committee meeting has already decided to prepare a calendar of events to accomplish the tasks as per the political agreement,” he said.
HLPM to decide on power-sharing
The prime minister said the High-Level Political Mechanism (HLPM) proposed in the seven-point deal will take up the issue of power sharing and chart out future political course.
“The HLPM comprising top leaders will be formed shortly and that will take decisions with regard to power sharing in future,” he said. He believed that the present government itself would be transformed into a national consensus coalition.
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