No constitution if UCPN (Maoist) gets majority: Yadav

Chitwan, Oct. 27: Nepali Congress Treasurer Chitralekha Yadav has said that the new constitution would not be promulgated once again if the UCPN (Maoist) gets majority in the upcoming election to the Constituent Assembly (CA).

Addressing an election assembly organised by Nepali Congress Ratnanagar-13 Ward Committee at Jayamangala of Ratnanagar in Chitwan today, Yadav said that the first CA could not promulgate the new constitution due to the UCPN (Maoist) and CPN (UML)

She urged people to give majority to NC for the guarantee of the new constitution.

Similarly, central member of the Nepali Congress, Pradeep Giri, accused that the UCPN (Maoist) did not allow the CPN-Maoist to come to election as it was afraid of defeat.

Stating that the NC had to be content as the second largest power in the first CA election held in 2064 BS, Giri claimed that the events would change the course this time if election is held peacefully.

He also urged its cadres and candidates to ask for votes reaching among the voters as there are challenges along with opportunities in the election for NC.

Sheshnath Adhikari, NC candidate from the Constituency No. 2, Constituency President, Kumar Karki, proportional candidate, Sabitri Chaudhary, former lawmaker, Eknath Ranabhat, among others, expressed their views at the programme held under the chairmanship of Ward Committee president, Rishi Prasad Khanal.