INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
CHITWAN, NOVEMBER 27Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba asserted that
there was no alternative to republican system of governance in the country.Talking to media at Bharatpur Airport in Chitwan district today,
Deuba said, "There is no point in opposing the republican system
It is not going to change."Asked if the political parties in the country were disturbed by 'anti-republican activities', Deuba, also the
former Prime Minister, firmly said, "Not at all."
On another query pertaining the consensus on the power sharing in the
current collation turn-by-turn, he did not clearly respond
When asked 'How would power sharing be exercised in the current coalition?', the septuagenarian leader replied," You will know for
yourself."Similarly, NC leader Dr Shashanka Koirala commented that he did not believe that monarchy would be reinstated
He, however, admitted that the citizens were not completely contended with the performance of the government and thus questions on the
current governance system were raised.He called for unity among all political parties to protect the republican system
"Neither am I satisfied with the performance of the incumbent government
The incumbent government did not seem to pay attention towards progress and development of the country," he remarked.According to him,
although federalism was needed in the country, there were questions about the current structure
"It is imperative for all political parties to come together to clear doubts in the minds of the citizens regarding the governance
system."On a different note, Dr Koirala, a House of Representatives member elected from Nawalpur constituency no 1 in the Nawalpur district,
shared that he had inquired about the non-completion of Narayangadh-Butwal road project to the construction company over 12 times but to no
He pledged to raise this issue in the parliament.
