Kathmandu, August 25
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Thursday admitted sending through his special emissary, Deputy Prime Minister Bimalendra Nidhi, a letter to India’s PM Narendra Modi, but denied making a written pledge to amend the Constitution.
Prachanda conceded this at a meeting of the mechanism that the ruling CPN-Maoist Centre has formed to ‘assist’ the government.
A member of the mechanism, Tilak Pariyar, quoted PM Prachanda as saying: It is just a written communication between two prime ministers.
Refuting CPN-UML’s claims, PM Prachanda said he did not make any written pledge about Nepal Constitution amendment in a letter sent to India’s PM Narendra Modi.
Refuting main opposition CPN-UML’s claims, PM Prachanda told the meeting that he did not make any written pledge about Nepal Constitution amendment.
About the letter, Centre Spokesperson Pampha Bhusal told Onlinekhabar: It’s just a diplomatic correspondence. Contrary to what the UML has claimed, the letter has made no mention of Constitution amendment.
UML had objected to PM Prachanda’s act of sending a letter to Modi. It had demanded that the government make the letter public.
The main opposition had objected to PM Prachanda’s act of sending a letter to his Indian counterpart Modi. It had demanded the government to make the letter public.
During his recent visit to India, Nepal DPM Nidhi had handed over Prachanda’s letter to Indian PM Modi.
Meanwhile, the mechanism discussed ways to make the functioning of the government more effective.
