Veteran politician and former premier Surya Bahadur Thapa has asserted that the sovereignty, which lies in the people as per the country’s constitution, can neither be split nor divided.
Former prime minister Surya Bahadur Thapa expressing his views on the current situation of the Nepal at a press conference organized by the Reporter’s Club Nepal at Hotel Yak and Yeti, Wednesday, Oct 05 05.
Former prime minister Surya Bahadur Thapa expressing his views on the current situation of the Nepal at a press conference organized by the Reporter’s Club Nepal at Hotel Yak and Yeti, Wednesday, Oct 05 05.
Addressing the `Face to Face’ programme organised in the capital, Kathmandu, on Wednesday, Thapa—who is also the chairman of the newly constituted Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP)—came down heavily upon senior members of the council of ministers for terming the country’s constitution as an obstacle in taming the press, among others.
“The 1990 constitution is a document of consensus and those who agreed to it must stick to it,” said Thapa. He warned that those who were craving for more power by abrogating the country’s constitution could end up losing whatever they have now. Thapa is believed to be referring to alleged attempts by the royalists to make king as sovereign source of power in the country.
Officials have, however, refuted such allegations.
Responding to a query, Thapa said the logical way out of the present stalemate was re-activating the constitution, reconciliation between constitutional forces and the making joint efforts to resolve the problem of Maoist insurgency.
Thapa further said his party was not going to launch street agitation. He, however, said the situation could change if there were unforeseen changes in the country’s polity.