Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda on Monday cancelled his scheduled visit to the United Nations taking into account concerns raised by Madhesis and other agitating parties over the implementation of the new Constitution.
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Prachanda and his Nepalese delegation were supposed to fly to NY on Monday to take part in the 71st session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Accompanied by his wife Sita and son Prakash, Prachanda met the yoga guru who informed the Nepalese Prime Minister that a Patanjali Food and Herbal Park would also be set up in Nepal.
Prachanda decided not to leave the country because of demands from various quarters that he should address the grievances of the Madhesi, Tharu and Janajati people instead of going on a foreign visit, according to a statement issued by the premier’s secretariat.
It further stated that there were calls and it was high time to focus on implementation of the Constitution and carry out reconstruction work of the damaged structures, so the Prime Minister made a decision to remain in the country.
Prachanda said Nepal has maintained balanced and nuanced relations with both neighbours.
Even after 45 days after his election as the Prime Minister, an agreement forged by his party CPN Maoist Centre and the Nepali Congress with the Madhesi parties on the amendment of Constitution is yet to be implemented.
Dahal said that his visit had taken the ties with New Delhi to a new level, adding the dynamics of Nepal’s relations with India and China is different.
PM chose to shelve the event as Madhesh-centric parties started oberving the Constitution Day as the “Black Day” by organising programmmes in Kathmandu.
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Though some demands of the Madhesi parties have been addressed by the government, the major one – amendments of the statute and changes in federal boundaries of seven provinces – is yet to be tackled.
