PM Deuba authorised to hold decisive talks with Oli

KATHMANDU: The ruling coalition has authorised Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to hold decisive talks with the main opposition CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli on ending the House obstruction.

The Coordination Committee meeting of the coalition held at the PM’s official residence in Baluwatar on Friday urged Prime Minister Deuba to resolve the problems by meeting UML Chairman Oli in person.

Coalition Coordinator and Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Paudel said that the meeting authorised Prime Minister Deuba to hold talks with Oli as the House should not be taken hostage for a long time.

“We have urged the Prime Minister to hold talks with the leader of the main opposition party on ending the House obstruction. The country will be pushed into crisis if the House is obstructed for a long time,” Paudel said.

Prime Minister Deuba, Coordinator Paudel, CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal, Janata Samajbadi Party Chairman Upendra Yadav and Rastriya Janamorcha Vice-Chairman Durga Paudel among others were present in the meeting.