Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Hridayesh Tripathi
(File photo)

The Nepal Workers and Peasants Party (NWPP), one of the constituents of the seven-party alliance, has expressed serious reservation to the working style of the present government and on the manner the government took a number of important decisions in recent days.

Issuing a press statement Saturday, NWPP said the government did not consult all the parties in the alliance on issues such as formation of peace talks panel, all-party peace committee, committee to monitor ceasefire and the body to draft interim constitution.

“Issues like formation of dialogue team, all-party peace committee, code of conduct monitoring committee and interim constitution drafting committee were never discussed in the alliance nor was there any decision on these issues,” the statement said, adding, “Such a practice can never help safeguard the achievements of the janaandolan.”

The NWPP also criticized the government for neglecting the collective stance of the alliance during the people’s movement to reinstate the local bodies.

The party, which opted not to join the government, has also charged that some ministers were entangled in petty issues such as awarding contracts instead of focusing on issues of national importance

The party complained that most of the decisions have been taken by top leaders without carrying out any homework in the joint task team. “The party also expresses objection to the government’s indulgence in recruiting henchmen or providing contracts to them.”

Meanwhile, one of the senior ministers of the coalition government, minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Hridayesh Tripathi, has expressed dissatisfaction over formation of a committee to draft interim constitution, according to reports.

Speaking at a programme in the capital on Saturday, Tripathi said the constitution drafting committee is not inclusive, adding, “All parties were not consulted before announcing the committee.”

The top level talks between the Maoists and the ruling seven political parties had constituted a six-member committee under former Supreme Court Justice Laxman Prasad Aryal to draft the interim statute.

He also stressed on resolution of citizenship problem and fresh census before the elections to the proposed constituent assembly to make the process inclusive.