Leaders of seven political parties – five ruling and two opposition parties – met on Wednesday in an attempt to forge consensus to conduct the normal business of the legislature parliament. However, they could not arrive at an understanding.

Emerging from the meeting at Singha Durbar, acting Prime Minister Bamdev Gautam, who called the meeting, said the discussion was focused on allying the misunderstanding among the parties and resume normal proceedings of the House, but no conclusion could be reached.

He said the government has requested the parties to stop protests and allow the bills session of the parliamentary run smoothly.

Nepali Congress vice-chairman Ram Chandra Poudel said that for creating favourable political climate the government should implement the nine-point commitment made by the Prime Minister months earlier, and take action against those behind the murder of a UML cadre in Butwal.

Similarly, Maoist spokesperson Dina Nath Sharma maintained that the protest programmes and disruption of parliamentary business could affect the peace process as well as the preparations for drafting the new constitution.

The second sitting of the legislative parliament on Tuesday was adjourned till Saturday without entering into its regular business. During the special hour, lawmakers of most parties criticised the Maoists over the Butwal murder case and their reactions on the recent Supreme Court ruling on the retirement of Nepal Army generals. nepalnews.com mk Apr 01 09

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