Senior UML leader KP Sharma Oli has accused the Maoists of trying to use his party for their gain and that the Maoist ‘offer’ of premiership to general secretary Madhav Nepal] is a “ploy to finish off the UML”.

CPN-UML leader KP Sharma Oli speaking at an interaction at the Reporters Club Friday, Nov 23 07. nepalnews.com/ANA

CPN-UML leader KP Sharma Oli speaking at an interaction at the…
“The Maoists are trying to use the UML. They are trying to lure the UML into believing that they are giving the post of Prime Minister to the UML,” Oli said speaking at an interaction organised at the Reporters Club Friday, “This is simply a ploy to finish off the UML. But, they are not going succeed.”

Claiming that the Maoists are not in a position to make any such offer at present, Oli further made clear that the UML would not accept the Prime Minister’s post with the backing of the Maoists.

In what contradicted the view of party general secretary Nepal, Oli said the parliament cannot not declare republic, because such a proclamation would run counter to the Interim Constitution.

Speaking at the same programme, Nepali Congress general secretary Dr Ram Baran Yadav said the Nepali has not changed its position regarding the proposals on declaring republic and adopting proportional election system, which were passed by a simple majority of the parliament on Nov 4.

“There is no compulsion for the government to implement these proposals,” he said, revealing that the government is preparing to announce a new date for the constituent assembly polls.