BIRATNAGAR: UCPN-Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal stressed on forming a national unity government.

Speaking to the media persons at the Biratnagar Airport on Wednesday morning, Dahal argued that it would be unfortunate for the country if the three major political parties were not to forge a unity in line with the 16-point agreement.

Leader Dahal, also former Prime Minister, pressed for the earliest resolution of the standoff surfaced among the disgruntled Madhesi and  Tharu  among others who have been staging demonstrations against the newly promulgated constitution.

Stating that the talks with them was moving ahead in a positive way, he also expressed his confidence that the import of essential goods, including petrol from India would ease at the earliest as the talks at political level with Indian side were being held.

Asserting that the transit right to the landlocked country like Nepal was inalienable, Dahal further informed that the government was effortful to import essential goods from other countries via air and land route for the time being.

Asked who would be the next Prime Minister in the consensus government, leader Dahal remarked that the selection would be based on consensus.