"No law and order, no elections". In these terse words, Mr. Chakra Prasad Banstola, a senior member of the Nepali Congress party and a former Foreign Minister of Nepal said in New Delhi
June 13, 2007 (Press Release) --
A top leader of the Nepali Congress Party which is heading an eight-party coalition Government in Nepal since April 1 this year, has sent a peremptory message to the Maoists of the country that if they and organizations affiliated to them do not abide by terms of the Comprehensive Peace Treaty signed in November last year, elections for the Constituent Assembly slated for November this year may not be held at all.
"No law and order, no elections". In these terse words, Mr. Chakra Prasad Banstola, a senior member of the Nepali Congress party and a former Foreign Minister of Nepal said in New Delhi on June 8.Mr.Banstola is also a former Nepalese Ambassador to India.
He said this in response to questions asked at a discussion on "Recent Developments in Nepal " organized at the India International Centre on June 8.Presided over by Major General (Retd) Ashok Mehta, an expert on Nepalese affairs. The meeting was addressed by Mr. `Pankaj Sharan, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs dealing with Nepal and Bhutan and Mr. A. S. Verma, a journalist working with a Hindi newspaper and who is a staunch supporter of the Maoists of Nepal, and has written a book on that party.
Most of the questions asked at the open forum emanated from Mr. Verma's assertions and presumptions on the present situation in Nepal, including the Maoist assertion that their "People's Liberation Army" combatants would be absorbed in the Nepal Army after elections were held for the Constituent Assembly.
Mr. Banstola initially declined to speak on the occasion since he was not earlier slated to do so. The Madheshi representative Chandrakant Jha who was to speak could not make it because of his indisposition. However, the senior Nepali Congress leader agreed to answer questions.
Most of the questions arose from the assertions made by Mr. Verma who did not forget to mention that the present conflict in Nepal was actually a fight against U.S. imperialism and referred to the reported advice by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to Mr. Madhav Nepal that his party the UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist-Leninist or in short UML) should co-operate with the Nepali Congress Party in order to resolve present problems in Nepal. Mr. Nepal (many families in Nepal prefer to use the surname "Nepal" instead of the caste names) had called on the Prime Minister and leaders of the BJP while on a visit to New Delhi on his way back from the SAARC Members of Parliament meeting held earlier this month at Shimla.
Mr. Verma had also alleged that numerous road blocks were being raised on the path of holding elections to the Constituent Assembly and at one point said he doubted if elections –postponed from June to November- would at all be held alleging that "if the Prime Minister does not want elections it cannot be held). Mr. Verma also alleged that Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala had spoken about his preference for a "ceremonial monarchy". He also said that China had not su
"No law and order, no elections". In these terse words, Mr. Chakra Prasad Banstola, a senior member of the Nepali Congress party and a former Foreign Minister of Nepal said in New Delhi on June 8.Mr.Banstola is also a former Nepalese Ambassador to India.
He said this in response to questions asked at a discussion on "Recent Developments in Nepal " organized at the India International Centre on June 8.Presided over by Major General (Retd) Ashok Mehta, an expert on Nepalese affairs. The meeting was addressed by Mr. `Pankaj Sharan, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs dealing with Nepal and Bhutan and Mr. A. S. Verma, a journalist working with a Hindi newspaper and who is a staunch supporter of the Maoists of Nepal, and has written a book on that party.
Most of the questions asked at the open forum emanated from Mr. Verma's assertions and presumptions on the present situation in Nepal, including the Maoist assertion that their "People's Liberation Army" combatants would be absorbed in the Nepal Army after elections were held for the Constituent Assembly.
Mr. Banstola initially declined to speak on the occasion since he was not earlier slated to do so. The Madheshi representative Chandrakant Jha who was to speak could not make it because of his indisposition. However, the senior Nepali Congress leader agreed to answer questions.
Most of the questions arose from the assertions made by Mr. Verma who did not forget to mention that the present conflict in Nepal was actually a fight against U.S. imperialism and referred to the reported advice by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to Mr. Madhav Nepal that his party the UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist-Leninist or in short UML) should co-operate with the Nepali Congress Party in order to resolve present problems in Nepal. Mr. Nepal (many families in Nepal prefer to use the surname "Nepal" instead of the caste names) had called on the Prime Minister and leaders of the BJP while on a visit to New Delhi on his way back from the SAARC Members of Parliament meeting held earlier this month at Shimla.
Mr. Verma had also alleged that numerous road blocks were being raised on the path of holding elections to the Constituent Assembly and at one point said he doubted if elections –postponed from June to November- would at all be held alleging that "if the Prime Minister does not want elections it cannot be held). Mr. Verma also alleged that Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala had spoken about his preference for a "ceremonial monarchy". He also said that China had not su
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