Tharu groups "ready" for talks

KATHMANDU: Two Tharu groups staging protests against demarcation of federal units in the new constitution have told the Prime Minister that they are ready for talks, on Monday.

Leaders of Tharu Kalyankari Sabha and Tharuwan Joint Struggle Committee told Prime Minister Sushil Koirala that they were ready for talks provided the government maintained restraint.

Tharu leaders including Aman Lal Modi had reached the PM’s residence in Baluwatar with a response to the letter Koirala had sent to them yesterday.

According to the PM’s press coordinator, Prakash Adhikari, Koirala urged Tharu leaders to get involved in a campaign to lead the nation to development by promulgating a new constitution.

“Everyone should adopt restraint to maintain peace and order in this sensitive time,” a statement issud by Adhikari quoted the PM as telling Tharu leaders.

Koirala was hopeful that the current crisis can be solved through dialogues.

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