PM accuses UML of conspiring against the govt

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has accused the ruling coalition partner
CPN (UML) of conspiring against the government to make it a failure.

Inaugurating the Chitwan Festival Friday, PM Dahal said UML is actively
propagating message against the current government and the Maoists to confuse
the people about the Maoist agenda.

He said discussion with Nepali Congress is underway to reinforce the politics
of consensus and unity, adding that he does not regard NC as an enemy force in
practical sense, irrespective of what party documents say.

In the final document prepared by the Maoists from its recent national
gathering of cadres, the party has termed NC as the major enemy after the fall
of monarchy.

PM Dahal further said dispute with Nepal Army has ended but did not mention
what led to the end of the dispute over new recruitment in NA.

The PM also expressed his concerns that his government would have to face the
public wrath for crippling hours of load shedding in the country, which he said
was a situation bequeathed by previous governments.

Beginning Sunday, the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is preparing to clamp
16 hours of daily load shedding.

The statue of Royal Bengal Tiger, erected at the middle of the festival venue
to campaign for conservation of the almost extinct wild animal, is the centre of
attraction for visitors at the festival. nepalnews.com ia Jan 09
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