CPN Chairman Prachanda Proposes All-Party Government for Provincial Reshuffle

 Surkhet. The Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) has put forward the idea of an all-party consensus on the issue of reshuffling provincial governments. 

Speaking at a press conference organized in Birendranagar on Sunday, CPN Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' stated that if provincial governments are not reconstituted with an all-party consensus, they are in no hurry to join the government.

'Proposals have been coming to us from the Congress and the CPN-UML, suggesting that major parties should form provincial governments together,' he said, 'I also had a brief meeting with Purna Bahadur Khadka yesterday.'

However, he stated that he had refused this in his capacity as the CPN chairman.

Prachanda also clarified that he is not currently involved in games of forming governments by allying with this party or that.

'This will only create confusion among the public and can help others. Therefore, we have refused the policy of sending the Congress out and forming a government only with the UML, or sending the UML out and forming a government with the Congress, as it is wrong in the current situation,' he added.

He stated that if there is to be a new approach in the provincial government, he would agree to the idea of forming a common government with the participation of the Congress, UML, CPN, and Madhes-centric parties.

Doing so, he believes, would provide reassurance and relief to the public, with all forces in favor of democracy, republic, the peace agreement, and the Constituent Assembly standing together.

He expects that provincial governments would also function comparatively better if this were done.

'For this reason, we agree to form an all-party government with the parties represented in the provincial assembly,' he added. 'Otherwise, let the UML and Congress run them as they have been running them.' 

We have said that if they want to run them, they can; we don't need them. We are in no hurry to have a government.'

He also stated that it would become clear in the next few days whether an all-party government would be formed or if the current governments would continue.