No issue raised on leadership option in Maoist Centre, Spokesperson Sapkota
Most of the leaders who shared their views at the ongoing standing committee meeting of the CPN (Maoist Centre) have backed the party leadership and called for making the leadership efficient and strong.
CPN (Maoist Centre) Spokesperson Agni Prasad Sapkota said that no one has put views on seeking an option to Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' as the party chairman.
The SC meeting of the Maoist Centre that kicked off on Friday at the party headquarters is ongoing.
Sapkota shared that most of the SC members said that the time has not come to seek an option to the party leadership.
Spokesperson Sapkota shared that the SC meeting would take place on Monday as well.
CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Prachanda, senior vice-chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha and general secretary Dev Prasad Gurung would share their views on Monday, Sapkota said. (RSS)
UML seeks written suggestions for statute convention
In view of the upcoming statute convention, CPN-UML has directed its subordinate committees and sister organizations to provide suggestions on the proposed statute amendment.
The request for written suggestions has been made based on the decision of the ninth meeting of the central committee held on July 21 and 22.
Following the meeting's decision, Chairman KP Sharma Oli sought suggestions from the subordinates regarding the proposed amendments to be presented at the second statute convention scheduled to be held in Godavari, Lalitpur on September 5 and 6.
Similarly, in-charges, chairpersons, and general secretaries of 23 organizations under the party have been asked to hold secretariat meetings to prepare suggestions on the statue.
The sister organizations of the party have been sought to have uniform understanding for the decision of the central committee, the circular, and the preparations for the statute general assembly.
Such a unified view would help leadership make Mission-2084 successful, according to leader Bhanubhakta Dhakal.
Bagmati Province CM Lama calls it quits
Amid intra-party tussle in the Nepali Congress, Bagmati Province Chief Minister Bahadur Singh Lama has announced his resignation on Sunday.
He announced his resignation at a press conference organized at the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers in Hetauda on Sunday.
He shared that although he went to submit his resignation this evening at the Office of the Provincial Chief in Hetauda, Provincial Chief Deepak Prasad Devkota was not present in the Office.
Chief Minister Lama is scheduled to submit his resignation letter to the Province Chief tomorrow.
After losing Parliamentary Party leader post to another leader Indra Bahadur Baniya on July 30, Chief Minister Lama resigned from his post.
Party President Sher Bahadur Deuba also directed Lama to step down after losing the post of parliamentary leader.
Chief Minister Lama, however, informed the media persons that he thought it was appropriate to establish political values and norms and work under the direction of party leadership. He was resigning in line with this spirit, Lama added.
CM Lama expressed commitment to move forward in agreement and cooperation under the leadership of the newly elected parliamentary party leader in the Province Assembly, Indra Bahadur Baniya.
Defiant of constitution and democratic system obstructing parliament: PM
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has asserted that the defiant of the Constitution and democratic system are obstructing the House sessions.
Launching a book 'Democracy and People's Verdict: Electoral History of Nepal' authored by former Chief Election Commissioner Surya Prasad Shrestha today, PM Oli dubbed the tendency to ruin the system being part of it as anarchic and anti-democratic.
He was referring to the consistent obstruction and boycotting of the House of Representatives (HoR) by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).
He however admitted the need of fixing weaknesses seen in the process of the implementation of democratic system.
"The government is responsible accountable to the people in democratic system. In this system, the government is not a ruler but a manager and server", the PM argued, claiming that their mission was good governance and prosperity.
He ruled out the essence of law if no one turns anarchic.
PM Oli defended the remarks of speakers who argued that Nepal's electoral system is expensive and candidates have been spending huge sum of money in elections.
At the programme, Prof Dr Bipin Adhikari, Mohana Ansari and Dr Gopal Krishna Shivakoti had reviewed the book.(RSS)
