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Nepal Political News In Brief ( 2 - 8 December 2013)

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Chinese Envoy Congratulates Koirala
Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Wu Chuntai, called on President of Nepali Congress, Sushil Koirala last Thursday. During the meeting held at Koirala’s residence Maharajgunj, Ambassador Wu congratulated Koirala for his and his party Nepali Congress’ victory as the largest party in the Constituent Assembly (CA) election. NC President Koirala told Ambassador Wu that they were holding talks between the political parties regarding the formation of a consensus government and on current political developments.
 
Madhav Nepal Warns Congress
Senior leader of CPN-UML Madhav Kumar Nepal has warned that Nepali Congress (NC) has to pay a price if his party CPN (UML) was minimized on power sharing. At a programme at Parsa last Wednesday, he said as people voted for NC and UML to go together, there is no alternative for them other than to move together. He pointed out the need to draft a constitution in one year by taking both the Maoist parties and the Madhes- based parties together. Stating that the Madhesi parties had no significance in Madhes, he urged UCPN-Maoist not to be humiliated upon being defeated in election.  
 
Nembang for Institutionalising Past Agreements
Former CA Chairman Subash Nembang has said constitution can be promulgated in one year by institutionalising the agreements reached in the earlier CA.  At a press meet organized by the Press Chautari Nepal at Damak in Jhapa district last Thursday, Nembang, also the leader of CPN-UML, said consensus can be forged by making some alterations in the contentious issues of the last CA.  As the election was successful on the basis of consensus, the new constitution should also be issued on the basis of consensus among parties, he added. 
 
“CA polls pave the way out for the nation”
Education Minister Madhav Poudel has said the successful completion of the Constituent Assembly (CA) election has paved the way out for the nation from political crisis. Speaking at a programme in Myagdi last Saturday, Minister Poudel, also spokesperson of the government, said atmosphere for establishing political stability and drafting a new constitution has been created with the completion of the CA election. “The incumbent government has successfully completed its task of holding the CA election no matter in which condition and context it was formed,” he said, adding the election has given a way out to the nation from the prolonged political crisis.
 
Dahal Back to Home from Delhi
UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has returned home last Saturday visiting his ailing daughter in New Delhi, India. Dahal went to the Indian capital on November 28 to meet his ailing eldest daughter Gyanu Dahal KC who is undergoing treatment for cancer. Talking to media persons briefly at Tribhuvan International Airport upon arrival, leader Dahal said his Delhi visit was completely a personal trip and he neither met with any political figure nor held any formal meetings during his stay there. “I met my daughter who is undergoing treatment in New Delhi, took information about her health condition and returned,” he said.

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