rULING MADESH FRONT OBJECTS TO CRITICISM OF FOUR-POINT AGREEMENT

RULING MADESH FRONT OPPOSES CRITICISM OF 4-POINT AGREEMENT

Kathmandu, 23 Sept.: A front of five Madeshbadi parties Friday asked parties in the opposition not make what was described by NC and a faction of UCPN (Maoist) not to make ‘objectionable’ statements against a four-point agreement.
The agreement between Maoists and the front led to the formation of a majority government of Maoists and the front led by Maoist top leader Baburam Bhattarai three weeks ago.
The front meeting comes one day Communication Minister and Chairman of MJFN (Ganatantrik) Jayaprakash Prasad Gupta denied charges of critics the agreement was anti-national.
Maoists and a faction in the UCPN (Maoist led by first Vice-chairman Mohan Baidya oppose the agreement.
Main opposition NC also opposes the agreement.
The front is meeting again to review implementation of the agreement between the ruling parties and government functioning.
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SUJATA KOIRALA FAULTS MAOISTS

Kathmandu, 23 Sept.: Nepali Congress leader Sujata Koirala has said that the Maoist party is to blame for slow progress in the ongoing peace process, RSS reports from Birgunj.

Speaking at a news conference here on Friday, the NC leader said at a time when the Maoist-led government was ruling in the country, the Maoist party should prepare a basis for constitution writing by taking the peace process to a logical end after submitting the weapons of the PLA combatants to the government.

She said the NC has given high priority to the peace process than the constitution writing saying that constitution cannot be protected until the weapons and combatants were managed.

Leader Koirala said the four-point deal signed with the Madhes-based parties during the formation of the government was against the country's sovereignty. She claimed that the forces wishing to disintegrate the country and obstruct the development process couldn't be called patriot.
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