KATHMANDU, Sep 1: The Netra Bikram Chand 'Biplav'-led CPN has announced the program of the first phase of the struggle against the implementation of MCC, in which, there are conferences and march pass campaigns.
In the party's standing committee meeting held on Frida
KATHMANDU: Leader of the ruling CPN-Unified Socialist Jhala Nath Khanal has said that the United States grant Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will not
Nepali Congress leader Dr. Sekhar Koirala has said the US-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact is purely a development project. It is time to persuade Nepalis that the MCC compact is in favor of Nepal, he added.
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) on Tuesday decided to table the Millennium Corporate Challenge (MCC) in parliament for its ratification.
Following the party’s decision, some of the political parties have announced Nepal Banda in Kathmandu and the parties in parliament seem divided regarding the $500 million grant of the United States of America (USA).
The ruling alliance which includes NC, CPN (Maoist Center), CPN (Unified Socialist), Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) and Rastriya Janamorcha Party, is largely divided regarding the MCC.
There are currently 271 lawmakers in parliament including the Speaker of the House. With one independent lawmaker, there are representatives of nine political parties in the lower house of parliament.
The main opposition party, CPN-UML, is the largest party in parliament with 98 lawmakers, followed by NC with 63, MC with 49 including Speaker, CPN (US) with 23, JSP with 21 and Loktantrik Samajbadi with 13 lawmakers.
Likewise, Rastriya Janamorcha, Nepal Workers Peasant Party and Rastriya Prajatantra Party have one lawmaker each in parliament.
For ratification of the MCC, it requires a majority of 136 votes in parliament with 271 members. But currently, NC lawmaker Bijay Kumar Ghachadar and Hari Narayan Rauniyar are suspended, lawmakers Mohamad Aftab Alam and Resham Chaudary are in jail, due to which the total number of lawmakers in parliament stands at 267. In this case, 134 is a majority vote.
What is the position of major political parties?
1) Ruling Nepali Congress with 61 lawmakers in parliament is all in for ratification of MCC. Nc seems ready to break the coalition or oust Speaker Sapkota to get MCC ratified.
2) UML, the main opposition party and currently the largest party in parliament with 98 lawmakers, has not maintained its position regarding the compact yet. But the party has maintained to support NC if it breaks the ruling coalition.
3) CPN (Maoist Center) with 48 lawmakers in parliament has maintained that it will be unethical for the party to remain in the government if it decides to table the MCC in its ‘existing form’. The party has already made it clear that it will not remain in the government if it tables the MCC.
4) CPN (Unified Socialist) with 23 votes in parliament which is likely to follow the path of CPN (MC) has not stated its position regarding the MCC so far.
5) JSP with 19 votes in parliament is divided regarding the ratification of the MCC. Leader Babu Ram Bhattari and majority of the party's lawmakers are supporting the MCC while Chairman Upendra Yadav has not stated his position yet.
6) Loktantrik Samajbadi Party with 13 lawmakers in parliament has stood in support of the MCC.
7) Rastriya Janamorcha, Nepal Workers Peasant Party and Rastriya Prajatantra Party with one lawmaker each, have vowed to vote against the MCC in parliament if it is tabled on Wednesday.
KATHMANDU, Feb 14: Leader of the ruling Nepali Congress (NC), Ram Chandra Poudel has maintained that the Millennium Corporate Challenge (MCC) will now be tabled in parliament.
No one can avoid the MCC from tabling in parliament, Poudel said, speaking during an event organized by the Bhanubhakta Literature Study Committee.
Leader Poudel also accused the Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) of barring the lawmakers from tabling the MCC in parliament.
Besides, Poudel also maintained that the impeachment motion against the Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana was a much needed move. At the time when the Nepal Bar Association and Justices of the Supreme Court are raising questions against CJ Rana, registration of the motion is natural. “Besides, CJ Rana himself had opted for the motion over resignation,” he added.
KATHMANDU, Feb 10: Leader of the ruling Nepali Congress (NC), Shekhar Koirala and Chairman of CPN (Maoist Center), Pushpa Kamal Dahal, held a discussion on Thursday morning.
In the meeting, Koirala told Dahal that the coalition won’t be acceptable in the upcoming local level elections.
Nepali Congress and CPN(MC) are coalition partners in the current government led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba including CPN (Unified Socialist), Janata Samajbadi Party and Rastriya Janamorcha Party.
The two leaders discussed the Millennium Corporate Challenge (MCC), coalition and avoiding a parliamentary stalemate, according to Dinesh Thapaliya, personal secretary of Koirala.
During the meeting, Dahal had proposed to go to the polls as a coalition partner but Koirala refused the call.
Earlier, Koirala had held a similar discussion with Chairman of the main opposition party, CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli.
Former Home Minister and CPN (UML) politburo member Ram Bahadur Thapa has viewed that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the US-aid project, should be passed with the amendment.
KATHMANDU, September 7: Nepali Congress leader Prakash Man Singh has said NC had always cleared the stalemate the country faced.
At an interaction on 'NC 14th General Convention and Leadership Development' organized by the party at Jorpati of Sindhupalchowk constituency no 2 on Monday, leader Singh viewed that the current government was formed to give out let from the impasse. The NC has not compromised with anyone for the establishment of democratic values in the country, he reminded.
The leader further argued that NC leadership was committed to protecting citizen's fundamental rights.
Similarly, he made aware the party leadership on the procedure and norms while distributing the party's active membership for the 14th general convention. He urged the cadres to strengthen the party organization from the very base so that it would not face defeat again.
On the occasion, central member and youth leader Gagan Kumar Thapa said the NC which struggled for the rule of constitution must ensure rule of law in the party itself.
Another central member of the party Bishnu Bikram Thapa urged the party leaders and cadres to rise above caste, religion and region for the sake of party unity and strengthening.
Sindhupalchowk district Chair of NC, Bikash Lama, underscored the need of fostering debate at lower levels on MCC.
