Kathmandu, Mar. 12: Former prime minister and Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba has hailed the views expressed by Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Sunday at a function about the handing over of government leadership to the leaders of NC’s second generation.

Reacting to the Prime Minister’s views on the handing over of government leadership to NC’s younger generation, Deuba said: NC’s founder-leader and Prime Minister Bhattarai’s views are to the benefit of nation, democracy and the party. I take the views expressed by the Prime Minister as the serious concern over the future of nation, democracy and the party.

The second generation is honoured by Prime Minister Bhattarai’s proposal. I feel honoured as I also belong to the second generation, said Deuba.

This expression of the Prime Minister is sure to resolve the problem, that emerged between the party and government relating to government leadership sometime before, as per the traditions of the Nepali Congress, Deuba expressed his confidence.