Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Form new govt or allow for budget: PM

Janakpurdham, Oct.31 - Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Sunday said that the government was doing its best to restore peace in Terai and bring the perpetrators of violence to book.

Talking to the media people in Janakpur, PM Nepal lamented over the worsening condition of law and order in Terai belt.

The PM vowed to punish the murders of Education Officer Lal Kishore Jha in Mahatori and said that the groups involved in extortion, kidnapping and murder could not be dubbed as political forces.

He also informed that the government forwarded the process to take action on the PLA commanders for visiting China without informing the government.

On the impending budgetary crisis, he said the government was firm to unveil the budget although the opposition Maoist was protesting it.

"The country can’t run for long without budget. Those, who are trying to block the budget announcement, are hell bent to ruin the nation. We should keep alert of them," PM Nepal.

Stating that the government had compulsion to bring the full-fledged budget, he urged the political parties to shun their irresponsible behaviours and cooperate either for the formation the new government or letting the caretaker government bring the budget.

The PM admitted that it was not good practice to unveil the budget by the caretaker government but it became the necessity as the country was heading to bigger fiscal crisis in the absence of full-fledged budget.

Meanwhile, speaking at a greeting exchange programme organized by newly elected central committee of All National Free Student Union (ANFSU), PM Nepal expressed serious concern over the failure of the parliament to elect the new

PM even after four months of his resignation.

"The nation is facing sever crisis because it is unable to get the new PM in one after another round of polls," he said.

He blamed the three major parties for the election deadlock.

"There is the need of serious dialogue among these threes forces. They must demonstrate honesty, flexibility and mutual trust so as to find way out of impasse," PM Nepal added.

He said that main parties were squabbling for the PM’s post. "As their dream to sit on the hot chair of PM is getting elusive, they are showing misgiving and deviating from their commitment."

PM Nepal observed that the broader political consensus was the need of the hour to write the new statute and conclude the peace process.

He asked the Maoists to cut their ties with combatants and weapons so as to take other parties in confidence and demonstrate their commitment to democracy.

UML leaders Pashupati Chaulagai, Gokarna Bista and other a host of speakers also expressed their views at the function.

http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/rising.detail.php?article_id=41355&cat_id=4

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