NC GENERAL SECRETARY SINGH THREATENS ANTI-GOVT. AGITATION Kathmandu, 28 July: Nepali Congress General Secretary Prakash Man Singh on Saturday has warned of taking to the street if Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai did not resign from the post and ensure an atmosphere for consensus. Addressing a party gathering organised by the NC Kathmandu Constituency No. 7 on the occasion of 30th BP Memorial Day here today, Singh urged the Prime Minister to immediately quit the post and pave the way for formation of consensus government. "The Congress is never against federalism," he said underlining the need of federalism friendly to ethnic community, Madhesis, Dalits and women. Also speaking at the programme, NC central member Dr Minendra Rijal said recent decision of the government to provide facilities to country's former dignitaries that came through an ordinance is totally 'wrong'. It would be better for the sake of the nation if facilities were determined on the basis of certain criteria, he added. Likewise, NC former central member Shyam Lal Shrestha stressed that the party should adopt the ideologies of great leaders like BP Koirala and Ganesh Man Singh for the strengthening of the party. Around 300 party leaders and cadres from the constituency No. 7 were present at the programme. Nnnn Thapa justifies protests against government facilities Saturday, Jul 28, 2012 KAKAL THAPA SAYS ANTI-GOVT PROTESTS JUSTIFIED Kathmandu, 28 July: Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal, Kamal Thapa, has said that protests from the commoners against the government decision to provide the state facilities to the former presidents, prime ministers, home ministers and speakers was natural, RSS reports. Talking to media persons in Bharatpur today, Chairman of RPP-Nepal Thapa said that a handful of political parties are exploiting the state facilities by imposing a political syndicate in the country. Thapa who is also the former home minister during the direct rule of former king said that disappointment among the public is on the rise and the former top bureaucrats also protested the government decision as it was against the commoners' aspiration. Thapa also said that the former bureaucrats and civil society have respected the people's aspirations by protesting the government's move to offer a heavy facility to the former VIPs. He also appealed to all to take to the streets against those attempting to devour the state coffer. On a different context, Thapa came heavily down on some political parties for trying to impose unitarianism in the name of consensus adding that this was the time to go for fresh elections after the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly (CA). RSS Nnnn