NC spokesperson Mahat in favor of MCC

The spokesperson for the ruling Nepali Congress Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has stressed the need for endorsing Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact, reasoning that it was prepared for developing countries like Nepal.

Claiming that all political parties were in favor of the project, he stressed that it should be tabled and passed from the parliament at the earliest. The NC leader was addressing a programme organised by the Nepal Press Union to extend congratulations on his nomination as NC Spokesperson.

"Now, some political parties and their leaders have supported the agreement. The US has prepared it on the basis of Nepal's priority and this project should not be withdrawn," Dr Mahat reminded. Dismissing the 'misconception' about it as the Indo-pacific strategy and military project, he clarified that the project would be run as per Nepal's law.