Congress accuses Maoist of slavery to foreign countries

Nepali Congress Vice President Ram Chandra Poudel has accused Unified CPN-Maoist leaders of running to foreign countries instead of making efforts for consensus. Speaking at a program organized on the occasion of 5th Memorial Day of former Prime Minister Girija Prashad Koirala, Poudel claimed that traveling to India and China will make no difference. Saying that the Constituent Assembly could not be held hostage for indefinite period in the name of consensus, he said that a new constitution should be endorsed following set procedures. BITE...
Also speaking at the program, Congress General Secretary Krishna Prashad Sitaula opined that the meeting of the Constituent Assembly could not be postponed for a long time to wait for Unified CPN Maoist. Likewise, CPN-UML leader Rajendra Pandey opined that despite the requirement of majority vote for consensual constitution, unanimous vote was not possible.