NSP organises protests in Terai districts

The Nepal Sadbhawana Party (NSP), a constituent of the ruling seven-party alliance (SPA), organised protest programmes in several Terai districts on Sunday, saying that the issues raised by the party were being sidelined in summit talks.

The NSP central office said the party organised protests in all Terai districts as its demands like distribution of citizenship certificates and a census in Terai districts before the election to constitution assembly were not getting priority in the SPA-Maoist summit talks.

In Jaleshwor of Mahottari, NSP activists locked out the District Administration Office (DAO), disrupting the administrative works at the DAO.

Meanwhile, talking to media persons in Kathmandu, NSP general secretary Rajendra Mahato said his party was not in favour of a referendum to decide the fate of monarchy. “Decision on monarchy should be taken by the constituent assembly. Referendum is not necessary,” he said revealing that the NSP would, however, go for democratic republic.

The Maoists and the CPN (UML) have said the monarchy’s fate should be decided through referendum which should be held alongside constituent assembly while the Nepali Congress remains firm on its stand that such a decision should be taken by the constituent assembly itself. nepalnews.com mk Oct 15 06