Various political parties have hailed the royal proclamation of the King on Monday and described it as a positive step to resolve the current political problem of the country.

A meeting of the Nepali Congress hailed the royal proclamation and described the proclamation as in favour of the country and the people.

The meeting held immediately after the meeting of the seven political parties also hailed the decision of the seven party alliance to elect Girija Prasad Koirala as the new Prime Minister.

Issuing a press statement, the Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP) also hailed the royal proclamation and described it as an output of the pro-democracy movement of the country.

A statement issued by the RJP chairman Surya Bahadur Thapa also urged all to work with patience to resolve complex problems of the country.

The King through his royal proclamation reinstated the dissolved House of Representatives on Monday as per the demand of the seven political parties that were protesting against the direct rule of King.

Meanwhile, issuing a press statement on Tuesday, CPN (Maoist) said that the royal proclamation failed to address the demands raised by the people.

The statement further said the reinstatement of the House of Representative is not as per the 12-point pact reached between the Maoists and political parties.

In a statement signed by Maoist supremo Prachanda and Baburam Bhattarai, the Maoists have blamed the seven parties of committing a ‘historic mistake’ of taking a one-way decision to accept the reinstatement of the house.

The party also urged people to continue peaceful demonstrations to compel political parties to go for the election of the constituent assembly, as it is the only way out of the present political crisis.

The party has also announced protest programmes that include people’s mobilization and demonstrations, people’s action against suppression of their programmes and blockade to the valley and district headquarters till announcement of the election of the constituent assembly.

The first meeting of the SPA after the royal proclamation has accorded top priority to the agenda of the election of the constituent assembly. nepalnews.com pb Apr 25