Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Amik Sherchan has said that the government was doing the necessary homework to hold summit talks with the Maoists soon.

Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Amik Sherchan (File Photo)

Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Amik Sherchan (File Photo)
Answering the queries of the lawmakers on Sunday’s session of the House of Representatives about the preparation of the summit level talks with the Maoists, Sherchan said, “The government is doing enough home work but it is delayed due to the reason that two top leaders of the Seven Party Alliance are abroad.”

According to him, the summit level talks will be held immediately after the General Secretary of CPN UML Madhav Kumar Nepal and President of Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba return from abroad.

He also added that there is no alternative to peace talks.

“The cabinet meeting recently told the government peace talk team to manage necessary things for the summit talks,” he added.

Sherchan also said that government staffers are not helping the government, as they have been involved in gheraos and sit-in-protests for several demands which the government cannot fulfil.

On the issue of agitation of the injured pro-democray activists, Sherchan said the government will provide support for the treatment of the injured.

He also urged the junior employees of the Health Ministry to resume their work as the health sector is a sensitive one, adding, “The Ministry is working to fulfill their demands.”

The junior level employees under the health ministry had started an indefinite strike at all public hospitals, bringing all health services except emergency to a halt from Friday, demanding fulfillment of their 10-point demands.