Foreigners’ behind the party-Maoist understanding: Dhakal
A senior government official has alleged that the recent understanding between the seven-party opposition alliance and CPN (Maoist) had materialized ‘under the guidance of the foreigners.”
Minister of Information and Communications, Tanka Dhakal, however, did not name who those foreign forces were.
The understanding between the seven party alliance and CPN (Maoist) were made public on Tuesday after hectic discussions between their leaders reportedly in the Indian capital, New Delhi over the past few weeks.
Nepali Congress leader, G P Koirala, and UML general secretary, Madhav Nepal, returned to Kathmandu from Delhi last week but refuted reports that they had held parleys with the underground Maoist leaders on the Indian soil.
Koirala, however, admitted that he had had telephonic conversation with the Maoist leaders over telephone.
Talking to reporters at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) upon his return from Tunisia Wednesday, Minister Dhakal—who is also the government’s spokesman—said the government will make its views public within a few days after studying the understanding reached between the Maoists and the opposition alliance.
“If that alliance turned into an alliance of selfish interest or an unnatural alliance, it will be unfortunate for the country,” Minister Dhakal warned. He, however, said the royal government will not be an obstacle towards any efforts aimed at restoring peace in the country. “Peace can’t be restored in the country through at the behest of the foreigners,” he asserted.
Minister Dhakal said every foreign force has its own interests. “We should be careful whether we are being used as weapons by others,” he added. The minister said the country must move forward as per the roadmap charted by the country’s constitution.
“If the (major) parties—who drafted this constitution—decide to discard it, what can be done,” he added.
Minister Dhakal returned home Wednesday after taking part in the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) at Tunis of Tunisia.
His Majesty King Gyanendra—who was leading the Nepali delegation-- addressed the summit. Their Majesties are now touring some African countries. nepalnews.com by Nov 23
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