Itahari, May 10: Nepali Congress central member and former minister Bijaya Kumar Gachchhedar has spoken of the need of mutual coordination and unity between the government and all the political parties for resolving issues of national concern.

Addressing a blood donation-cum-felicitation programme organised by the Itahari Taek-wan-do Dojang here on Tuesday, Mr. Gachchhedar said that resolution of such problems as poverty, unemployment, Maoist terrorist activities and corruption which are plaguing the country, was not within the reach of the government alone.

He said national consensus and coordination was essential between all the political parties and the government to tackle these daunting problems.

The level and pace of development which the people had expected would follow in the country in a span of ten years of democracy had certainly not been realised, the former minister said adding that this was mainly the result of the divisionist tendency that developed in the political parties during the period and the unstable governments.

Nepali Congress   general council member Ambar Bahadur Gauli stressed coordination and working relationship between the political parties on matters of safeguarding of democracy and national development as per the popular wishes.

Mayor of Itahari Municipality Sarbadhoj Sanwa urged the political parties to live up to what they had promised in their respective election manifestos and to work to achieve the goals set therein.

Nepali Congress Itahari town committee president Birendra Karki, Anil Poudel and others also expressed their views at the programme presided over by chief instructor of the East Regional Taek-wan-do Dojang Nandu Rai.

On the occasion, Taek-wan-do player Rita Jimi Rai who bagged a gold medal in the discipline in the   eighth saf-Games was  presented a letter of appreciation and certificates   to 49 blood donors.