Amendment not possible before election: Khanal

MYAGDI: CPN-UML senior leader and former Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal has said that the constitution cannot be amended  before the elections.

Speaking at a programme organised to mark the 39th memorial day of founding General Secretary of Nepal Communist Party Pushpa Lal Shrestha in Beni on Saturday, leader Khanal said the constitution can be amended as per the need of the nation only after  the three-tiers of elections.

Stating that the policy adopted by late Pushpa Lal led to the downfall of the Rana rule in Nepal, leader Khanal talked about the late leader's contribution in the Communist, patriotic and democratic movements of Nepal.