Stability and prosperity, top priorities of leftist alliance: Dahal

KATHMANDU: CPN Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Tuesday said that the leftist alliance has accorded its top priority to the stability and prosperity of the country.

At a news conference organised to unveil the election manifesto of the alliance in the Capital today, Chairman Dahal claimed the objective of the alliance between the party and CPN-UML was to end country's political instability by forming a strong and a single communist centre and ultimately for achieving stability and prosperity.

Stating that the manifesto has enlisted point-wise activities to be fulfilled within two, five and 10 years, he said that the per capita income of each Nepali would be increased to 5000 US dollar within 10 years.

The alliance in its manifesto has forwarded a plan of making local-level empowered as well as developing the Kathmandu Valley as an integrated town.

The former Prime Minister further said, "We have wished speedy economic activities and employment in the country. We have expressed this sentiment in the manifesto."