PM THREATENS PRESIDENT WITH STIR IF ORDIANNCES NOT PROMULGATED;MORE ORDINANCES IN OFFING Kathmandu, 9 Sept.: Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has threatened to launch a struggle if President Ram Baran Yadav does not endorse the four ordinances forwarded to him Recently, Krishna Acharya writes in The Kathmandu Post from Gorkha. “The Cabinet unanimously decided to forward the ordinances that political parties had agreed before the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly. These ordinances are closely linked with the peace process. Why has the President refused to endorse the ordinances forwarded to him two weeks ago?” Bhattarai questioned. Speaking at a programme organised by the UCPN (Maoist) at Aappipal in the district on Saturday, PM Bhattarai said the government, in support of the families of the disappeared and the martyrs, would launch a struggle if those ordinances were not promulgated. The programme was organised to commemorate Maoist leader Suresh Wagle who was killed during the insurgency. “Why have those ordinances not been approved? We are ready to take any steps if need arises. I urge you people to be prepared for the same,” said Bhattarai. He claimed that the government was unable to work effectively due to delay in the endorsement of the ordinances. The government forwarded ordinances each on education, health, civil servants and one concerning commissions on enforced disappearance, and truth and reconciliation to the President’s Office for approval on August 27. PM Bhattarai said the government would resend those ordinances if the President’s Office rejected them.” The government will forward other ordinances as well for approval,” he said, referring to global practice of issuing ordinances by the government in the absence of parliament. The PM also said that the government was set to bring in various pro-public programmes targeting the poor and unemployed youths if it could present a full budget. Addressing the function, Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said the Nepali Congress (NC) and the CPN-UML are to blame for the protracted political deadlock. Dahal claimed that the NC and the UML are against resolving the present political crisis fearing the UCPN (Maoist) party and its chairman. “We told them that there will be an NC-led government after the parties reach consensus and hold elections,” he said. Maoist Vice-chairman Narayankaji Shrestha also addressed the party programme. nnnn