At a time when major opposition political parties are protesting against the direct rule of the King, minister of State for Information and Communications and Government spokesperson Shrish Shumsher Rana has said the parliamentary election was the best option to bail the country out of the prevailing crisis.

Talking to representatives of foreign media in the capital Friday, Rana charged the political parties with trying to run away from the polls.

The government spokesperson also said that His Majesty wanted to resolve the problem through dialogue process.

He also claimed that though the agitating parties were trying to create unnatural situation in the country by joining hands with Maoists, the government has taken the situation under control, according to reports.

However leaders of the seven political parties said they join the hands with the Maoists to find peaceful outlet of Maoist insurgency and to restore complete democracy in the country. nepalnews.com pb Apr 14 06