At a time when Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal is facing heightened pressure from the main opposition UCPN (Maoist) as well as his own party, CPN UML, supply minister Rajendra Mahato, the chairman of Sadbhawana Party, has threatened to quit the coalition if the agreement reached between the government and the then agitating Madhesi parties is not implemented at the earliest.
Speaking to reporters in Biratnagar Monday, Mahato said his party might quit the government and launch agitations to build pressure for implementation of the 8-point agreement between the government and the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF), an alliance of the agitating Madhesi parties, if the government failed start work in this direction right away.
The agreement included creation of 'Madhesh Autonomous region' and compensation to the families of those killed during the 'Madhesh movement' and the injured activists.
The Sadbhawana chief also accused the three major parties - UCPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress and UML - of not being ready to guarantee the rights of the Madhesi people.
Mahato also disapproved the idea of issuing a brief constitution, emphasising that a full-fledged constitution should be promulgated by May 28
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