UCPN (Maoist) standing committee meeting

KATHMANDU: FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021 – The third largest party to be represented in the House of Representatives, the CPN-Maoist, is holding a standing committee meeting. According to committee member Lilamani Pokhrel, the meeting is being held at 1 pm in Parisdanda. “Alternative government is the main agenda,” Pokhrel told Makalu Khabar.

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has set a deadline of 5 pm on Friday to demand a government in accordance with Article 76 (5) of the Constitution. Since then, political activism has increased. An all-party meeting is underway at the residence of Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba in Budhanilkantha. Senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal, who is leading the opposition UML, is also participating in the meeting. A Congress leader told Makalu Khabar, “The impeachment of the new government and the president is being discussed here.”

Meanwhile, a meeting of the parliamentary parties including the Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) is underway. Ekwal Mia, a leader close to Mahanta Thakur, told Makalu Khabar from the meeting place, “Our bottom line is to make Mahanthaji the Prime Minister.” Other parties should take steps accordingly. ‘