Nepali Congress must not split, says Ranabhat

Kathmandu, June 10 (RSS): Speaker Taranath Ranabhat has said that the Nepali Congress should remain united to resolve all the problems of the country and discharge the national duty of entrusted to it.

Speaking at a Face-to-Face programme organised by the Reporters’ Club today, he expressed the confidence that the rivalry within the Nepali Congress, the ruling party, could be resolved through understanding and said that the party will not split under any circumstances.

Stating that the disciplinary action against Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba would be withdrawn and he too would ponder running the affairs of the government in line with the basic principles of the party, Ranabhat said that as all the leaders and activists of the party were for unity, the present problem would be resolved without difficulty.

The Prime Minister seeking a fresh mandate needs a party and no Prime Minister could face elections without a party, he said adding that the problem would be resolved and the party would face the elections united.

Stating that he had met Prime Minister Deuba, party President Girija Prasad Koirala and founder leader Krishna Prasad Bhattarai and presented his views, Speaker Ranabhat told the journalists that all the three leaders were in favour of unity in the party.

As it is the prerogative of the Prime Minister to recommend dissolution of the Parliament there is no option now other than holding elections, he said adding "in my capacity as Speaker, I would say there was no reason to dissolve the Parliament. No mother would like to see the death of her son in her own lap."

There is no reason to be suspicious of the elections not being held in time, he said and pointed out that numerous countries hit by terrorism have held elections without any impediment.

Stating that responsible members of the party including himself were making efforts to ensure unity in the party and get rid of the uncertainty in the country, he said a unity package programme for the party had been moved forward and it had borne fruit.

Club president Rishi Dhamala was on the chair.

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