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PM Dahal urges UDMF to support constitution amendment bill

KATHMANDU, Dec 1: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has held a meeting with the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) on Thursday morning.
Prime Minister holding meeting with United Democratic madhesi Front at Baluwatar on Thursday Morning. Photo: Dipesh Shrestha
By Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 1: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has held a meeting with the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) on Thursday morning.


Speaking in the meeting held in Baluwatar Prime Minister Dahal told the UDMF leaders that all the demands raised by them could not be fulfilled, Manish Suman, General Secretary of the Sadbhawana Party, quoted Dahal as saying.


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It is learnt taht Dahal urged the UDMF leaders to lend support to endorse the proposed constitution amendment bill and go for local body elections. 


The meeting was centered on forging consensus on the proposed amendment bill registered in Parliament on Tuesday evening and preparations of holdinglocal body elections. 


Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Centre) chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi from ruling parties and Mahantha Thakur and Upendra Yadav, among other leaders, from UDMF were present in the meeting. 

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