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Nepalese Royalists on Federalism in Nepal

Former prime Minister Lokendrabahadur Chanda. Photos: Smita

Kathmandu, July 24, 2008- Top leaders of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) expressed the need for clear concept on federalism in the Federal Democratic Republic Nepal, in an interaction program on Wednesday.

The program was organized by the Federation of National Democratic Indigenous Nationalities (FNDIN), wing of RPP to urge the party to make its concept clear on federalism and other issues related to indigenous nationalities and other marginalized communities.

Speaking in the same program, Former Prime Minister and senior leader of RPP Lokendrabahadur Chand said, “We believe in rights and proportional participation of janajati, dalit, Terai and all other minor and marginalized communities. We are also very positive about the federal system but how and on what basis is not clearly conceptualized, so, to make the concept clear, is of utmost necessity.”

Chand also accused that main political parties of being unable to move ahead as they are focusing on minor things and not on the main issues. “The main thing for the parties to do right now is to make the constitution but they are ignoring its immediate necessity and wasting times in quarreling amongst themselves,” said Chand.

RPP President Pashupati Sumsher J.B Rana expressed his concern about the present situation of the country. “Looking at past three months activities, Nepal has never been in such a pitiable condition. So all the parties should seek consensus to activate the government and start the constitution-making process for the development and peace process in the nation.”

He also warned the Maoists not to turn their face away from the responsibility given to them by the people’s mandate.

RPP supported the alliance of Nepali Congress, CPN (UML) and Forum in the presidential election while in the Vice-Presidential election, it supported Maoists. Pashupati Shumsher J.B Rana said they participated in those elections for politics to `return to the consensus’ for the betterment of the country’s situation.

8 RPP Constituent Assembly members were also honoured in the program.

Hemjung Gurung, President of FNDIN said that party should decide whether to ignore the change and stay with the same old ideas or instead accept the new ideas and move forward. “Time is changeable and we have to change with time,” he said.

After the interaction program, FNDIN held a closed meeting with their leaders to suggest the party be clearer on federalism and other pertinent issues.

-Smita Magar in Kathmandu

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