At a time when leaders of the major ruling political parties have started talking about extension of the term of the Constituent Assembly (CA), concluding that promulgation of new constitution by May 28 is impossible, Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has claimed that timely statute is possible if a national unity government is formed immediately.
Speaking at a programme in the capital Tuesday, the Maoist chairman said if the current ruling coalition becomes ready for a national unity government "by correcting the past mistakes" the constitution could be promulgated within the prescribed time.
Dahal described the current ruling coalition as the major obstacle to constitution-writing process, but admitted that promulgation of the statute would not be possible if the stalemate continues for some time.
The Maoist party that has decided to step up the campaign for a new government under its leadership has been saying the CA's term should not be extended and that the statute must be issued on time.
The party has also dismissed the preconditions set by Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal for his resignation, which include dismantling of theparamilitary structure of the Young Communist League (YCL), return of properties seized during the insurgency and implementation of the past understandings with other parties.
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