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Polls not possible before peace talks: Minister Dahal
by mbk : 258 views
August 9th, 2004
Source: Nepalnews.com |  Email this News |  Discuss this news |  Print this News | Agriculture and Cooperatives minister Hom Nath Dahal has said that general elections were impossible before an agreement is reached with the Maoists.
Speaking at an interaction program organized by the Federation of Nepalese Journalists in Pokhara Monday, Dahal said the current security situation was not viable for elections. "Peace come first in our priority list," he said.
Dahal’s statement comes somewhat in contradiction to what the King had instructed while appointing Sher Bahadur Deuba as Prime Minister and also the government’s subsequent commitment that elections process would be started within this year.
"Unless the Maoists agree for a peaceful settlement, free and fair elections are not possible," he said. Revealing that the government was going to form the Peace Secretariat so that the matters regarding the peace talks could be coordinated effectively, Dahal ruled out possibility of unilateral ceasefire.
"Unilateral ceasefire will have no meaning without the other side agreeing for talks," he maintained. While saying so, he also made it a point to repeat the government’s cliché saying ‘optimum flexibility’ will be maintained to resolve the Maoist problem.
He said, "We are not going to take any chances this time around by hastening for talks. Let’s first complete the homework."
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