Maoist leader and local development minister Dev Gurung has said that said that if their leading the next government calls for amendment of the interim constitution then the party may even opt out of it.

“We will not compromise on the matter of amending the interim constitution and there’s no point in it even because the CPN-Maoist has emerged as the largest party in the Constituent Assembly by winning biggest number of seats and no doubt the mandate is for it to lead the government,” Gurung told media persons after inaugurating a bridge in Lekhnath Municipality in
Kaski district Thursday.

Insisting that constitution amendment is not necessary, minister Gurung said that if Nepali Congress, UML and other major parties press for constitutional amendment (as a premise for the Maoists leading the government) then the party will let them lead the new government without being part of it. nepalnews.com ag May 08 08