Nepali Congress (NC) President Girija Prasad Koirala, who had originally proposed the mechanism immediately after the formation of the government five months ago, reiterated the need of such a mechanism again. So far, little progress has been made to that end.[break]
"We need to move ahead jointly. Forming a political mechanism is a must to build mutual understanding (among the three parties)," Koirala told reporters at a tea party organized by Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) on Sunday.
He said he has already talked to other top leaders on the matter and they were positive. "This is a must because it can be a right body to address national crises as well as to settle inter-party feuds. Therefore, it needs to be given final shape at any cost," he added.
Koirala said he wants to form the mechanism before October 7 when the parliament is scheduled to meet.
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal said the parties should end the deadlock and form the mechanism before October 7. "It will be a very good message of Vijaya Dashami and Deepawali to the people," he said.
Chairman of the UCPN (Maoist) Pushpa Kamal Dahal said there is no dispute on the need of such a mechanism but the formation of the body alone cannot be a solution to all problems. Dahal said formation of such mechanism should go hand in hand with resolution of the current political disputes.
"The mechanism cannot move ahead smoothly and it cannot function effectively if we form it without resolving the current standoffs," he said. Describing the recent political events as unfolding to a very good political environment, Dahal urged one and all to reap the benefit of it very cautiously.
Supportive to the idea, CPN-UML Chairman Jhala Nath Khanal underlined that the political parties need to move ahead with a common objective of writing the new constitution within the stipulated time. "By forming the mechanism, we can be one step ahead," Khanal said.
Currently, the three main political parties -- UCPN (Maoist), NC and CPN-UML -- are in odd ever since the erstwhile prime minister Dahal stepped down over differences with President Dr Ram Baran Yadav after the latter vetoed Dahal´s decision to sack then army chief.
The Maoist party has been obstructing parliamentary proceedings, demanding debate on the president´s move while NC and CPN-UML are against it.
The three parties have agreed in principle to address the issue by presenting a common resolution motion in the parliament but have differed on the language to be used in the motion.
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