PM Oli calls on dissenting parties to join reconstruction drive

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Kathmandu / May 16: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the agitating Madhesi parties entered the capital as they failed to garner support from the people of Tarai.

Speaking at a programme organised by the CPN (UML) here Monday in commemoration of the 23rd Madan-Ashrit Memorial Day, the Prime Minister said people’s mandate and rule of law are always recognised and respected in a democratic system, urging the disgruntling parties who have objections to some provisions in the recently promulgated constitution to get their voice addressed from the same way.

Demand for rewriting of the constitution promulgated by a vast majority ( 92 percent ) of the people’s elected Constituent Assembly could never be justified and this Legislature-Parliament did not have such powers too, the Prime Minister said. However, room for amendment to the constitution was always open to address the genuine demands of the dissatisfying parties, he added.

Prime Minister Oli who is also the Chairman of CPN (UML) further called on the agitating parties not to cause any inconvenience to the people in bid to get their demands fulfilled. ‘Rule of law dominates in a democracy and let’s stop vandalism and violent activities and instead come for talks with the government to seek a solution to problems and serve the people by engaging in the post-earthquake efforts,” the Prime Minister requested the agitating parties.

PM Oli has expressed his firm belief that the government would take the country ahead towards the path to speedy economic growth through the upcoming budget. He also said the coalition partners had foiled the organized efforts made to topple the incumbent government. Noting that there were protests even during the regime of Rana Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher against the attempt to carry out survey for railway service in Nepal, the Prime Minister announced that he would introduce Kerung-Kathmandu railway service by all means.

On the occasion, Deputy Prime Minister and UML Vice-Chairperson Bhim Bahadur Rawal said the government is unswervingly moving ahead to prepare a solid base for socialism in the country. RSS