Three-party tarai alliance splits

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 28 April: A three-party tarai alliance that forced Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala’s government to concede tarai demands has split.
MJF Chairman made the announcement Monday.
“We teamed up in the final hours of the election, but we had a bitter experience. We could not participate in the election as an alliance, so there’s no pact of any kind among us now.
“There will be a new coalition among forces that are ready to guide the nation toward radical change,” Yadav told The Kathmandu Post.
MJF, TMLP and NSP won regional demands from the Koirala government before elections.
MJF has emerged as the fourth largest tarai party far ahead of TMLP and NSP.
Yadav didn’t reveal his party’s new coalition partners.
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PM Koirala calls for unity after vote
By Bhola B Rana
Kathmandu, 28 April: Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Monday formally asked political parties elected in the 10 April assembly to begin work for the formation of a new government.
Such a government, must be formed on the basis of unity, Koirala said in a statement.
Koirala’s Nepali Congress is reluctant to give up power even after the emergence of Maoists as the largest party in a hung assembly.
Rival parties of Maoists are pushing for an amendment in the constitution demanding a change to remove a government by simple majority instead of a two-third majority.
Meanwhile, Forum Chairman Upendra Yadav called for resignation of Koirala and lent moral support to Maoists to lead a government as the largest party.
But Yadav said his party will only join a government if demands for a Madesh province is met.
CPN-UML central committee asked government to accept the resignations of seven ministers who quit government after elections.
The committee rejected the request of Koirala to withdraw the resignations and re-join government.
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Three-party tarai alliance splits

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 28 April: A three-party tarai alliance that forced Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala’s government to concede tarai demands has split.
MJF Chairman made the announcement Monday.
“We teamed up in the final hours of the election, but we had a bitter experience. We could not participate in the election as an alliance, so there’s no pact of any kind among us now.
“There will be a new coalition among forces that are ready to guide the nation toward radical change,” Yadav told The Kathmandu Post.
MJF, TMLP and NSP won regional demands from the Koirala government before elections.
MJF has emerged as the fourth largest tarai party far ahead of TMLP and NSP.
Yadav didn’t reveal his party’s new coalition partners.
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PM Koirala calls for unity after vote
By Bhola B Rana
Kathmandu, 28 April: Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Monday formally asked political parties elected in the 10 April assembly to begin work for the formation of a new government.
Such a government, must be formed on the basis of unity, Koirala said in a statement.
Koirala’s Nepali Congress is reluctant to give up power even after the emergence of Maoists as the largest party in a hung assembly.
Rival parties of Maoists are pushing for an amendment in the constitution demanding a change to remove a government by simple majority instead of a two-third majority.
Meanwhile, Forum Chairman Upendra Yadav called for resignation of Koirala and lent moral support to Maoists to lead a government as the largest party.
But Yadav said his party will only join a government if demands for a Madesh province is met.
CPN-UML central committee asked government to accept the resignations of seven ministers who quit government after elections.
The committee rejected the request of Koirala to withdraw the resignations and re-join government.
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