PM Koirala vows no deals would be reached putting nation at weak position

Kathmandu, Dec 2: Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has said no agreements and treaties would be reached putting the country in a weak position.

           

            The Prime Minister said this while addressing a condolence assembly and a programme for laying the foundation stone for construction of a chorten (memorial) and a bust of the Nepali Congress leader the late Bhim Bahadur Tamang, here today. The programme was organised by the Nepal Tamang Association commemorating the third death anniversary of Tamang.

            Urging the people not to be misled by the propaganda that the country's rivers have been sold out due to the treaties and agreements reached for bringing in foreign investment required for utilization of the country's natural resources, PM Koirala said he would never enter into any treaties or agreements putting the nation in a weak spot.

           

            Prime Minister Koirala, who is also the President of the Nepali Congress, directed the party rank and file to walk on the political path of principles and honesty shown by the late Tamang, adding that a new constitution should be promulgated on the stipulated date through the institutional development of peace and democracy for paying sincere tributes to the late leader.

           

Regarding federalism, the Prime Minister said that he was for forming the least number of provinces, pointing out that forming more provinces would not be economically sustainable in the context of the inability to even construct a Parliament building.

           

            NC central committee member and convenor of the Bhim Bahadur Tamang Memorial Foundation, Dr Sashank Koirala said the late Tamang's persona as a sincere person and his political ideals have infused energy to the party till date, calling on all to emulate the path of honesty and integrity for which the late leader had stood for all his life.

           

            CA member and party central committee member Dhanraj Gurung and other CA members Dilman Pakhrin,  Bahadur Lama, Taraman Gurung, Tirtha Lama  and Pushpalata Lama and leaders Jip Tshering Lama, Indra Bahadur Gurung and Kebal Bahadur Tamang underpinned the need of issuing a new constitution on the stipulated date as the true tribute to the late Tamang.

           

            On the occasion, Prime Minister Koirala laid the foundation stone for construction of a Chorten (memorial) and a statue of the late Tamang at the place where he was interred. RSS