Maoist, UML discuss power-sharing

Sadichhya Shakya
Thapathali,kathmandu


UCPN (Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday said that the nation would move forward in agreement with the spirit of seven-point agreement.

“The agreement was signed,” Dahal said with Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal standing on his side. “Nation will move forward in agreement with its spirit.”


Dahal said it after a meeting of top leaders of CPN-UML and Maoist held to discuss the power-sharing in the new government at the UML parliamentary party office in Singha Durbar.

The Maoist chairman also refuted reports saying that the ministers didn’t take oath on Sunday due to conflict in power-sharing. “Maoist has already made a big sacrifice to end the political deadlock,” he said. “The party is not the one to bargain in one particular ministry.”

PM Khanal said that although the agreement was between two parties, that didn’t intend to exclude other political parties. "The agreement was signed between two parties," he said. "But we want to include other parties in the government."

PM Khanal, who swear in on Sunday alone, said that the government would be formed ‘as soon as possible’.

Senior UML leader KP Sharma Oli, who participated in the meeting, however, claimed that the seven-point agreement was not discussed during the meeting. “We don’t know about the agreement as it was not discussed,” he said.Maoist vice-chairman Mohan Baidya was also present in the talks.

After election of UML chairman Khanal as the PM on Maoist support, the two parties have not reached the agreement on power-sharing. Due to the fact, Khanal took the oath of office on Sunday alone.