Positive environment for parliamentary polls: Home Minister Thapa

February 24, 2006
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Home Minister Kamal Thapa said that the country was moving towards the holding parliamentary polls to reactivate democracy after the success of the municipal polls.

Home Minister Kamal Thapa. (File photo)

Home Minister Kamal Thapa. (File photo)

Talking to journalists after the meeting of the breakaway faction of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party led by him, Home Minister Thapa said all should accept His Majesty King Gyanendra’s message on the occasion of the democracy day and should find consensus to restore peace and democracy.

He further said that the success of municipal polls had created a positive environment for parliamentary polls and added that the RPP is in favour of creating an conducive environment for participation of all in it.

He added it was the government’s responsibility to create such an environment and that the government was working towards it. He also called the seven agitating political parties not to miss the opportunity for national consensus.

He informed that the meeting discussed about the future strategy and organization status of the party.

According to participants of the meeting, the meeting has urged the ministers representing the RPP in the royal government to play the role of facilitators for holding talks and finding consensus among the constitutional forces of the country.

The meeting described the recent remarks of the American Ambassador James F Moriarty as relevant to the present political situation of the country.

American envoy Moriarty had criticised the 12-point pact between the seven agitating political parties and Maoists and called for dialogue between the King and political parties to resolve problems of the country.