Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) leader and former Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand has said a serious discussion between the political parties and the King was the need of the hour to resolve the problems of the country.
Speaking at a program in the capital on Saturday, former premier Chand said, “There is no alternative to talks if we expect to solve the problem. If that is so, both sides must go ahead, not lag behind.”
He also reinforced the view that since a solution can be expected only at the end of the much needed consensus among all political forces, there was no point in any delay.
He did not elaborate nor did he comment on the scenario following US President George Bush’s statement.
Meanwhile, speaking at another program in the capital, RPP chairman Pashupati Shumshere JB Rana has said that release of political detainees is a pre-condition for the talks between the King and the political parties.
He further said that the problem dogging the country could be resolved by bringing the Maoists into the mainstream of politics through talks after forming an all-party government with consensus between the King and the political parties.