MORANG, MARCH 13

CPN-Maoist Centre Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal said there was no possibility of an electoral alliance with the CPN-UML at the moment.

In his address at a press meet organised here today by the Press Organisation Nepal, Province Committee, he hinted at the possibility of an alliance with like-minded parties in the upcoming elections.

'There will be competition between the two sides: one contributing to institutionalising changes in the country and other trying to reverse the accomplishments by resorting to House obstruction.'

He was hitting out at the major opposition party CPN-UML.

Dahal, also a former prime minister, said that they would reach out to public with their own ideology and vision and would emerge as winner in the upcoming May 13 local-level elections.

According to him, the current coalition has also emphasised electoral alliance among the five-party coalition members in the government.

He said that top leadership of the coalition parties had discussed with the UML to clear parliament obstructions, but there was no consensus.

'Hence, the coalition partners have agreed to hold the election within the stipulated time by passing the bill amid the obstruction of the House.'

On a different note, Dahal viewed that people would continue to come and go away from the party. As for Rangeli Municipality mayor quitting the Maoist Centre and joining the UML, Dahal commented that it was due to his personal interest.

A version of this article appears in the print on March 14, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.