NC General Secretary Thapa urges PM Dahal to step down

Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa has advised Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to step down and pave the way for forming a new government.

Talking to the media in Biratnagar today, the leader said it would be appropriate for the Prime Minister to resign from the post and pave the way for forming the new government when the government's major coalition partner has already withdrawn its support and left the government.

Claiming that the Nepali Congress' significant contribution to the establishment of a federal democratic republic system, the lawmaker spoke of the need for a constitutional amendment.  The NC is committed to making it happen through the all-sides participation, he added.

"An amendment to the Constitution seems essential to have political stability," he said, adding that the two largest parties in the Parliament - the NC and the CPN UML - are progressing towards the formation of a national consensus government in a special situation.