Mahasamiti meeting to make party stronger and united: Deuba

LALITPUR: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has expressed the confidence that the Mahasamiti meeting of the party will make the party stronger and united.

Speaking at the party’s Mahasamiti meeting that began in Godavari, Lalitpur today, he said that the event is being eagerly watched inside and abroad with the expectation that it will make the Congress stronger and more unified.

Deuba said that the Mahasamiti meeting will discuss the policy issues of the party and prepare a document by incorporating the suggestions received in the meeting. “The Congress has a long history of struggle for the establishment, restoration and protection of democracy in the country. Whenever there is a crisis in the country, the Congress has led and provided a solution. It is because of its determination to never compromise with democratic values that this party has succeeded in building a name for itself at the national and international level,” he said.

Deuba, who is also the former prime minister, said that the need of the day at present is to protect and effectively implement the Constitution.

He also made it clear that the coalition government was formed not merely for the formation of a government but to neutralise efforts to lead the country towards political instability by dissolving the House of Representatives and thereby put the Constitution at risk. “The Congress is always for dialogue, understanding and cooperation and mentioned that competition between political parties is natural,” he added.