Kathmandu, June 23: Nepali Congress Central Committee meeting that discussed the proposed peace talks with the Maoist and peace and security situation in the country for two days has shifted its focus to the assessment of the present government’s activities of the last three months.
However, the meeting is yet to make public its decisions. The party sources said that the decisions would come out after the fourth meeting due to be held on coming Sunday.
At today’s meeting that began Tuesday, party General Secretary Sushil Koirala and various CC members expressed their views on the peace dialogue and the role to be played by the ruling party in the process.
Deputy Prime Minister Ram Chandra Poudel today tabled a detailed report on the three-month old government’s activities to be discussed at the meeting, according to the party Spokesperson Narahari Acharya. The report covers the activities carried out by the government for last three months, and the agreements and understandings with the opposition parties on national political issues, he said.
“The report seems to be about the government’s attempts to resolve national problems within Parliament through mutual understanding and common faith,” Acharya said of the DPM’s report. He, however, declined to give the details of the report likely to be discussed on Sunday.
Besides the report, the meeting would also discuss on the issues, including the new budget, the party’s upcoming tenth general convention and organisational activities, Acharya said.
Stressing on the need to proceed the peace talks with the rebels, General Secretary Koirala said that the government had to ensure the peace in the country and security of people’s life and property.
“Most of the speakers had a common viewpoint to see the Maoist problem,” said Acharya adding that the meeting analysed the conclusion drawn last year by the party’s Central Working Committee and the development in the Maoist problem resolution.
Last year’s Central Working Committee had decided that the problem would be resolved as per political, administrative and social working plan, he said.
The discussion had begun last Tuesday after former PM Sher Bahadur Deuba, who heads a high level committee to recommend strategies for the solution of Maoist problem, informed the meeting about preparation of the proposed peace dialogue with the insurgents and possible problems that might arise during the process.
Home Minister Joshi briefed the meeting on the peace and security situation in the country.