Kathmandu, April 24: The federal alliance including the Madhesi front has postponed all its agitations, terming the government decision positive.
At a meeting of the alliance held Sunday decided to postpone the agitations after the Meeting of Council of Ministers addressed the agreement Sunday as per the consensus forged between the government and the front.
As per the gentlemen agreement with the federal alliance, the Cabinet meeting made number of decisions including holding the local level polls in two phases, and passing the constitution amendment proposal with revision.
Co-chairman of Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Rajendra Shrestha, however, said that the alliance has decided to call off the protest programmes only after the revised constitution amendment proposal would be passed. So, the agitation was only ‘postponed’ at present.
“As per the Saturday’s agreement, the government has said it was to forward the amendment proposal through ‘fast track’. We believe it takes around four days to seven days for this. We have postponed our agitations till then, not withdrawn. We will withdraw the agitations once the amendment is passed,” Shrestha added.
During the meeting, some leaders from indigenous communities took exception to the deal between the front and the government, saying that the front leaders agreed unilaterally and the alliance could not take ownership of that agreement.
Spokesperson of alliance, Dr Om Gurung, said that the agreement made on Saturday has not accommodated the issues of Adibasi, Khas, Silpi and other communities and the alliance could not take ownership of that.” RSS
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