Eight-party leaders agree to hold meeting to resolve impasse

Leaders of the eight parties Friday held an informal meeting to give way out of the present political deadlock among regarding to fix the date of CA polls and wipe out the growing differences amongst them.

According to sources, the informal meeting, which was held at Janamorcha office in Tinkune, decided to call a formal meeting of the eight parties to seek an outlet to the present political quagmire in the earliest possible.


Talking to reporters after the meeting, UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal informed that the meeting had decided to resolve the delay in the CA polls elections through a meeting of top eight party leaders.

“We discussed the ways to hold the 8-party meet at the earliest and stressed the need to keep intact the 8 party unity,” said Maoist chairman Prachanda, emerging from the meeting, “The political deadlock appeared after some of the constituents of the eight parties proposed to declare the country a republic following the deferment of the constituent assembly election.”

Stating that his party was committed towards holding the CA polls, Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Ram Chandra Paudel said that the meeting also discussed strengthening of the eight party unity. Meanwhile, Unity Center-(Mashal) General Secretary Prakash expressed concern over the slack seeping into the eight-party unity.

Jana Morcha Vice Chairman Lila Mani Pokhrel informed that the meeting discussed the frequent disruptions of the Interim Legislature-Parliament, completion of the interim government formation process, state presence across the country, among others.