Election date could be postponed: Mahat

Biratnagar, Aug 15 – Central member of the Nepali Congress, Dr. Ramsharan Mahat, has said that the date of the election to the Constituent Assembly (CA) could be postponed if the participation of the CPN-Maoist in the election was guaranteed.

At a news conference organised by the Nepal Press Union, Morang, here today, Mahat said that the CPN-Maoist should discard other 18-point demands if they want postponement of the date of CA election.

Stating that CA election would be held at any cost even in adverse situation even if one or the other party does not participate in it, he said that there are such examples in other countries of the world as well.

Blaming the CPN-Maoist of raising unnecessary issues in the name of talks so as not to participate in the election, Mahat expressed the view that popularity of the party would only be known from the election.

The NC central member said there was a possibility of the country´s disintegration if federalism on the basis of ethnicity was adopted, and added that now the country has not become economically capable for the same.

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