Koirala cautions King not to discard Constitution
As rumors of forming a new constitution is on, Nepali Congress (NC)
President Girija Prasad Koirala has said that any move of King towards
abrogating the constitution and promulgating a new one would be unfortunate
for the monarchy itself.
Talking to reporters in his hometown of Biratnagar, Koirala said, "The King
must not forget where he came from and under what circumstances he became
King and when he became King," according to reports.
Hinting at the royal massacre, Koirala said, "The King was not in power
before the incident occurred, so he [the King] should not forget this,"
adding, "If he forgets this, then he himself and the monarchy will remain in
danger."
He ruled out possibility of working together with both the government and
the Maoists saying that both the forces are moving with the power of gun and
vowed to intensify the stir for restoring full-fledged democracy and
people's sovereignty in the country.
Calling on all make good use of the Maoists' call for a unilateral
ceasefire, Koirala said that it will be disastrous if this opportunity is
missed.
Referring the recent comment of the cabinet vice-chairman Dr Tulsi Giri
that the present constitution is the main obstacle for achieving the
objectives of the February 1 royal takeover, NC president Koirala said, "He
is like a tape recorder and says whatever the king tells him. So I am not
afraid of such remarks," the Kantipur daily reported Koirala as saying.
Expressing his serious concerns over King Gyanendra's recent comments, NC
President Koirala said that the King was attempting to humiliate the
political parties.
While giving directives to the government nominated chairmen and
vice-chairmen of eight districts in Bagmati Zone, Lalitpur on Sept 22, King
Gyanendra had said that unnecessary activities taking place in the capital
with the backing of foreign money.
On the query that he is appointing an acting president of the party,
Koirala said he was not going to hand over his power to anyone. "I have not
yet thought about handing over the responsibility of party president to
anyone, "Koirala added.
Koirala accused some of the men who were against him from within the party
of spreading the rumour after he had some health problems a few days ago. nepalnews.com Sep 28 05
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