KATHMANDU, MARCH 20

President of Nepali Congress and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the Nepali Congress has always stood up for political stability and prosperity of the country.

Expressing his opinion in favor of the proposal to give a vote of confidence to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal in the meeting today of the House of Representatives, he said the NC gave a vote of confidence to Prime Minister Dahal on January 10 earlier this year for ensuring the full term of the House of Representatives and overall political stability.

Mentioning that the NC voted in favor of the Prime Minister's proposal even though it was the main opposition party in the Parliament, he recalled that the vote was for political stability.

He also said that a coalition for the government was a must as the mixed electoral system adopted by the country did not easily allow for a single party to get a majority in the House.

Emphasizing that the political alliance should not be self-centered and destabilizing one, he said the alliance should be focused in the interest of country and the people, protecting the constitution and for stability, peace and development in the country.

'Around twenty-one months ago, the country was pushed towards instability due to the unconstitutional, non-democratic and unnatural dissolution of the House of Representatives,' he said which led to him being appointed the Prime Minister with the support and consent of Nepali Congress and other political parties for the protection and durability of the constitution.

He said that it was his primary responsibility at that time to ensure that the House of Representatives completes its full term in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution, and that the local level, House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly elections are completed on time.