KATHMANDU, MAY 12

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expressed his belief that the deadlock in parliament would cease by Tuesday.

"I'm in close consultation with the top leaders of the major opposition Nepali Congress on how the deadlock could be cleared. So, I hope the impasse will end by Monday evening or Tuesday morning," PM Dahal shared.

Speaking to media here on Sunday, PM Dahal informed that he had a meeting with President Ram Chandra Paudel after giving a final touch to the policy and programmes. "President Paudel is scheduled to address the joint sitting of the federal parliaments on May 14. Preparation for it is over," Dahal shared.

The PM further viewed that as the policies and programmes were already given a final shape, there would not be any problem with the President's address in the parliament. "I do not think the NC, a veteran political party advocating for parliament, would create discomfort during the address," he believed.

On a different note, he said even the Home Minister had agreed in principle to form a committee to address the problems facing cooperative victims.

In response to journalists' queries relating to GB Rai, who is accused of misappropriating cooperative funds, PM Dahal said it was illogical to say that the erstwhile government helped him flee the country. "The government is clear on bringing GB Rai back to the country for investigation. However, there are passport-related issues," he said, arguing, "There is no point in saying that the erstwhile government and home minister helped Rai flee the country."

In a different note, he reminded that the previous alliance was broken after the efforts to share major posts among major political parties, including the Presidential post to the NC, were not realized. "There is no basis for NC to think negatively of me, and likewise for me to think negatively of NC," Dahal stressed.