Prachanda: Nepali Communist Party Prioritizes Movement Over Government

Kathmandu. CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has clarified that the party does not need to form a government. Speaking at a program organized in Kathmandu on Friday on the occasion of Pushpalal Memorial Day on the topic 'Role of Leftist Parties in the Current Political Situation', he said so. He said that a compulsion arose for the CPN due to the conflict between Congress and UML in the provincial governments during the budget formation. The CPN will think about forming a government only after the provincial and local level elections of 2084 BS, he said, urging Congress and UML to continue running the government. He commented that years have passed in cooperation with other parties in the past and the citizens have also been confused by the same thing. He said that making a common minimum program and going to the movement are the priorities of the CPN.

Speaking at the program, Dahal said, 'We have spent our days in cooperation with Congress, sometimes with UML, sometimes with Madhesi. The public has also been confused by the same.' He added, 'The government is not the main thing right now. Making a common minimum program and going to the movement is the main thing for us. Therefore, our focus is not on the government.'