Kathmandu, Mar. 28 :Opposition Leader in the House of Representatives Madhav Kumar Nepal said at the House of Representatives today that the cooperation of the people in yesterday’s successful Nepal Bandh called by the cpn-uml is the manifestation of the people’s voice against the existing aberrations, lawlessness and anarchy in the country.

Taking special time at the House of Representatives today, Mr Nepal thanked all who cooperated in making the Nepal Bandh a success and said that the manhandling by police of cpn-uml workers including the deputy leader in course of the bandh and the formation of committees by the Nepali Congress in Mahottari and Tanahu to counter the Nepal Bandh makes one doubt the Prime Minister’s intention to build consensus with the opposition parties.

Describing rampant corruption as the biggest enemy of the country and the people, he said if the Prime Minister really means what he is saying about the government’s commitment to control corruption, cpn-uml welcomes this commitment.

Stressing the need to keep the administration free from politics and make qualification and efficiency as the basis for any appointment and promotion so as to establish good governance, he said if the government is committed to this task, the cpn-uml highly welcomes it.

The dictatorship of  the people’s democracy that the Maoists are striving for will never materialise in Nepal, Mr Nepal said, adding that such activity might make Nepal another Afghanistan and Somalia.

The extremism of the Maoists is never in the interest of the country and it is imperative on the part of one and all to bear in mind that multiparty system has no alternative, the Opposition Leader said.

Holding government’s failure to provide security and congressisation of the administration as the reason behind the growing Maoist activity, he said the government should not harbour any prejudice against the Maoist; it should rather try to build an atmosphere of trust.

He also stressed the need for the government to pay serious attention to resolving the Bhutanese refugee problem and addressing various serious issues like Kalapani, border related matters and the issues of domicile Nepalese.

He also alleged that his interview published by rss yesterday was concocted.