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No joining government till demands are met

‘No joining government till demands are met’

By Himalayan News Service

Rajendra Mahato speaking at the Reporters Club in Kathmandu on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Photo: Reporters' Club

Rajbiraj, August 17 Sadbhawana Party Chairman Rajendra Mahato today ruled out the possibility of joining the Cabinet until the government executed all the past agreements. Speaking at a function organised in Bhardaha of Saptari today, Mahato made it clear that his party would not join the government until the latter addressed their demands including that of constitution amendment. “We want the government to address our concerns, we are in no hurry to join it,” he said. Stating that his party had inked a three-point agreement with the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government, he said the constitution could be accepted only if it was amended. The programme was organised on the occasion of the first death anniversary of late Rajib Raut, who was the first one to sacrifice his life during the third Madhes movement a few months back. Meanwhile, Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal today lit oil lamps at the main chowks of Rajbiraj on the first day of the week-long function.