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Resolve Madhes issues at the earliest: President to govt, parties

Resolve Madhes issues at the earliest: President to govt, parties

By THT Online

President Dr Ram Baran Yadav and Deputy Prime Minister Kamal Thapa during the 7th International General Assembly and Global Conference of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) in Kathmandu. Photo: RSS

KATHMANDU: President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has publicly urged the Government of Nepal and political leadership to resolve the issues of Madhes at the earliest. Stressing on the essence of national unity, the Head of the State, who shared the same stage with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamal Thapa during the 7th International General Assembly and Global Conference of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) here in Kathmandu today, said he would like to request the DPM to convey the message to the government and the parties. President Dr Yadav recalled that he had been asking the stakeholders to address the concerns of the dissenting Madhesi forces for six months but his remarks were dubbed as controversial then. These are problems within the country, he added. We went on to say that the Madhesis and Pahadis are brothers and he as the President was wearing daura suruwal to build up national unity. READ ALSO:  President Yadav urges all to unite to make country prosperous Constitution strengthens unity of non-resident Nepalis, says DPM Thapa