Kathmandu: The RPP, the third largest force in the now dissolved parliament, too appears to have come of its age.

The manner the RPP stalwarts have been twisting the arms of PM Deuba does speak that the party will not settle for less than forcing the prime minister to incorporate certain demands set by the party in the common minimum program, the CMP.

The RPP summarily rejected the NC-D and the UML idea that the RPP should agree to the CMP agreed upon by the two senior parties.

The RPP has its own agenda whose incorporation in the CMP were a must prior to its joining the Deuba cabinet.

Poor Deuba has no other options left other than to accept to the dictates of the RPP for fear of being unable to provide the cabinet an all-party set up.

RPP’s new demands apparently has put Deuba in a tight corner which will perhaps delay the formation of a larger cabinet by a day or two.

Some of the RPP agenda include, among others, to give new lease of life to the local bodies on an all-party basis and giving due attention to the issues and the problems of the various ethnic tribes and castes.

The RPP has also in its demand for the establishment of a sort of “Peace Secretariat” that will apparently support the peace process.