INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU: The central committee meeting of Samajwadi Party-Nepal (SP-N) held today decided to quit the government.
The party
Vice-chairperson Hisila Yami told THT Online that the meeting discussed issues regarding Prime Minister rejection of a proposal forwarded by
the party stepping on prior agreement.
She elaborated that PM KP Sharma Oli rejected the proposal of constitution amendment submitted by
SP-N Chairperson Upendra Yadav, also Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.
The meeting held at the
party central office in Balkumari, Lalitpur decided to call it quits citing violation of the two-point agreement the party had signed before
joining the ruling coalition.
Likewise, DPM Yadav and Minister for Urban Development Mohamed Istiyak Rai have tendered their resignation
from their respective posts to the Prime Minister, effective from today.
Present in the meeting were Chairman Baburam Bhattarai, senior
leader Ashok Rai, Co-chairman Rajendra Shrestha, General secretaries Ganga Narayan Shrestha, Rana Dhwaj Kandangba, and Ram Sahay Prasad
Yadav among party other senior leaders and members.
Earlier, Yadav had signed the agreement as the leader of the then Federal Socialist
Forum- Nepal with Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Co-chairpersons KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal on constitution amendment pertaining
unaddressed issues related to citizenship
At that time, Prime Minister had given assurance that the constitution would be amended keeping in mind people aspirations and the country
interest.
On May 6, the erstwhile FSF-N and former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai led Naya Shakti Party Nepal had announced unification,
thus forming a new party- Samajwadi Party- co-chaired by Yadav and Bhattarai.
‘Our unification will strengthen forces pursuing the cause
of inclusive democracy&
‘We have no option but to trust the PM and his government&
FSF-N to join NCP-led govt
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