Nepalgunj, Feb. 3 :President of the Nepali Congress (NC) and former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala has said that if the violence and terror unleashed on the pretext of Maoism is not checked, a situation will come when the government has to take stern steps to combat it.
Mr. Koirala made this remark while addressing seperate mass meetings at Musikot of Rukum district and Khalanga of Jajarkot district today.
Emphasising the need for all-party understanding at the centre and the local bodies, development packages should be provided on the basis of geographical condition and the administration should be made more competent and effective to resolve the problems of the Maoist affected districts, NC president Koirala said that he would take initiative in this regard.
Stating that he had not forgotten the promises made on law and order, and development made during the time of elections, he expressed commitment to fulfill the commitments.
The mass meetings at Rukum and Jajarkot were presided over by NC district committee presidents Gopalji Jung Shaha and Jhalak Man Wagle respectively.
At the all-party meeting and discussions with the office chiefs, he acquired information on the law and order situation and development endeavours.
Also today, NC president and former prime minister Koirala addressed a mass meeting at Dang Tulsipur.
Meanwhile in Tulsipur, former prime minister and president of the Nepali Congress (nc) Girija Prasad Koirala has said that as the Maoists, without any objective, aim, principle and programme have unleashed terror and violence, he is thinking of how to put an end to it and has undertaken the tour.
Mr. Koirala was addressing a mass meeting organised by NC Dang district committee at the local Arniko ground today.
Law and order followed by development endeavour are the main issues of the country, he said, adding that if the Maoists did not come to hold talks within the purview of the constitution, other means have to be adopted to ensure law and order and end the situation of uncertainty.
Assistant Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Narayan Singh Pun said that the person who works against the freedom of others is a terrorist and such elements could be eliminated soon with the joint effort of the democrats.
Head of the nc organisation department and mp Baldev Sharma Majgaiya, MPs Krishna Kishor Ghimire and Gehendra Giri, National Assembly member Bijul Kumar Bishwokarma and ddc chariman Bharat K.C. demanded an international airport and resumption of domestic air services to Dang at the programme chaired by acting president of NC Dang district committee Mahadev Shaha.
nc president Koirala arrived here after taking part in mass meetings at Jajarkot and Rukum districts.