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Kathmandu Saturday January 27, 2001 Magh 14, 2057.
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RPP, UML jointly seek PM’s resignation
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Jan 26 – Leaders of the main opposition CPN-UML and the third
largest party Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RRP) met today and decided to jointly seek Prime
Minister Girija Prasad Koirala’s resignation, party officials said.
In the meeting held at RPP’s Rabindra Nath Sharma’s house, the two
parties decided that they would present the prime minister with a memorandum seeking his
resignation prior to the Winter Session of Parliament slated to be begin next month, said
CPN-UML politburo member Jhal Nath Khanal.
Besides the controversial Lauda Air deal, these two opposition parties are
also blaming the Prime Minister for failing to maintain law and order in the country.
"Since the decision on the Lauda Air deal was made by the cabinet the
Prime Minister should take responsibility and resign … the case can’t be closed
by making a minister scapegoat," Khanal said.
Khanal said they would seek support from other smaller political parties
including the group of nine left parties, an umbrella body of nine small communist groups.
The Standing Committee of the CPN-UML had decided to initiate talks with
other political parties and decide at a "special" Central Committee meeting on
Feb 6 whether to demand Koirala’s resignation or not.
A four-member committee headed by Bharat Mohan Adhikari had been formed to
initiate talks with other political parties.
Members include Jhal Nath Khanal, Iswor Pokhrel and Subash Nemwang.
The Lauda deal has already cost the job of Minister of Culture, Civil
Aviation and Tourism Tarini Dutta Chataut who tendered his resignation on Wednesday.
The state-run Royal Nepal Airlines had leased the jet from Austrian Lauda Air
despite orders from parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to freeze the deal.
Allegations of financial irregularities had led to
firing of the ailing airlines’ chief few weeks back.
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