Chairman of Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP) Surya Bahadur Thapa has said that consensus among constitutional forces under the 1990 constitution is a must to save the country from a disastrous situation.
He urged the King to respect the recent verdict of the Supreme Court and take immediate initiative for dialogue and consensus, according to reports.
Presenting a working paper at party’s central committee meeting, Thapa said the country’s problem could be resolved once the constitutional forces (the king and political parties) are ready to play their role under constitution.
Thapa’s paper said the Supreme Court (SC) decision on the RCCC is a “great opportunity” for all the constitutional forces to come together for peace and solve the constitutional mess.
“Constitutional forces could not make an entry in the framework of the constitution just because the ruling establishment itself went out of the constitutional framework,” the paper presented by Thapa said.
A party leader quoted Thapa as saying, “The 12-point understanding reached between the seven-party alliance and the CPN-Maoist was the outcome of the intransigence demonstrated by the ruling establishment all along ignoring the call for due correction.”
Thapa also argued that the failure to abide by the 12-point understanding has benefited “extremist forces”.
The meeting will continue today.