Speaking at the Reporters' Club today, Oli said the UML was not ready to give up all the state power voluntarily to the Maoists as they had not obtained majority in the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections.
He also blamed the Maoists for causing delay in the government formation by refusing to accept the Nepali Congress candidate as the first president of the country. Oli made it clear that there had not been any agreement between the UML and the Maoists on giving the UML the post of president.
He even claimed that the UML has the best candidate for the post of Prime Minister. "But, the Maoists should be given a chance to lead the government as the peace process has not ended yet," he said.
Talking about the demands of Madhesi parties, Oli said the demands were not justified given the fact that there was diversity in Terai.
"The earlier agreement between the government and the Madhesi parties was a blunder and the agreement lacks clarity," he said. nepalnews.com ps July 03 08
