No backtrack from seven-pt deal: Koirala

BUTWAL, Nov 7: Nepali Congress Central Member Dr. Sashank Koirala said there is no possibility to return back from the seven-point agreement signed by political parties to forward the peace and constitution writing processes.



Speaking at a press meet organized by Rupandehi chapter of Nepal Press Union in Butwal on Monday, he said though a hard liner faction of the UCPN (Maoist) protested the agreement, it has no meaning at all.[break]



Koirala said the political consensus made for the peace process could soon make basis for settling the contentious issues appeared during the constitution writing process.



He said the term of the Constituent Assembly (CA) could be extended after November 30 as there is no alternative to this.



The NC leader claimed that the NC will lead the next government as per the seven-point agreement to form the consensus government, saying the UCPN (Maoist) and the CPN-UML had already led the government twice after the CA election.



"The national consensus government will be led by Nepali Congress," said NC leader Koirala.

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