Addressing journalists at a function organized to make public party’s Central Working Committee meeting decisions at the party headquarters in Sanepa, KC said,” We are not in favor of toppling the government and we have not begun any consultations for this.”
KC said, “Their (Maoists’) fear expressed in public forums about possible attempts to topple the government shows they are suffering from internal fear.” He, however, said Nepali Congress will not request the Maoists to continue to stay in the government if the government collapses because of rift in the ruling coalition. “When people these days look for alternative to god, it is not unnatural for the NC to present itself as an alternative force.”
KC, however, said most of the members during the two-day meeting criticized the Maoists for pushing the country toward authoritarianism and failing to implement past agreements and understandings. “Party’s meeting concluded that Maoist party’s commitment to democracy is weak,” said KC. “In essence, the Maoist party has already exposed its original authoritarian and fascist attitude.”
The meeting also condemned the Maoist government’s arbitrary transfer of civil servants, appointment of non-academicians to three national academies. It also criticized the government for giving amnesty to criminals under the pretext of withdrawing political cases. “We have concluded that the government is criminalizing politics and politicizing crime at the same time,” the party said in a statement issued Sunday. NC also demanded that the government immediately implement the decision to withdraw the murder cases filed against 16 NC leaders including Khum Bahadur Khadka.
The CWC meeting also decided to stand in favor of parliamentary system of government and universally accepted norms of democracy and to decide future state structure on the basis of geography, demography and economy while drafting a new constitution.
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