Home Minister Kamal Thapa

Home Minister Kamal Thapa (File Photo)
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) led by Home Minister Kamal Thapa on Monday passed a proposal on forming a nationalist democratic alliance citing ‘growing threats’ to democracy and nationalism and urged all ‘nationalist, democratic and constitutional forces committed to the 1990 Constitution’ to join it.

Monday’s meeting of the party has also urged the Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP) of Surya Bahadur Thapa and RPP led by Pashupati SJB Rana to join the initiative, which is being forged to “uphold the 1990 Constitution and go for fresh parliamentary elections”, according to reports.

Wrapping up its two-day central committee meeting, the party reiterated its call to form a democratic alliance and fresh parliamentary elections.

Talking to journalists after the meeting, Home Minister Kamal Thapa said, “We do not believe in merely reviving the 205 members in the House of Representatives,” adding, “Getting people’s mandate is the clear-cut way to restore the democratic process.”

The party reiterated its stance on consensus through dialogue saying that the party does not believe in street protests.

The meeting also decided to hold two-day regional camps in all five development regions from March 28. The camps will be participated by party’s central, district and regional members.

The party is also holding training for cadres within mid-May and conducting district-level cadres meetings within the next three months.

The meeting also condemned the Maoist attacks on the houses of several newly elected municipality officials in recent days and urged the government to compensate the victims.