The 22 political parties set to organise a joint mass gathering against government's move to hold Constituent Assembly elections have accused the UCPN-Maoist of announcing election to capture state authority and impose authoritarianism.
At a joint press meet organised at the Nepali Congress headquarters, NC General Secretary Prakash Man Singh read out the press release that it was historic responsibility to unite against the totalitarian and authoritarian decision of the Maoists.
The election announced immediately after the big festivals as Dashain, Tihar and Chhath was just a maneuvre of the Maoists to capture the state authority in the name of election, the release mentioned. There were a lot of obstructions and challenges to hold CA elections on November 22. If the constitution is not amended, some 2 million youths would be deprived of voting; there was no constitutional provision to hold another CA elections, the parties stated in the joint press release.
"It is our conclusion that announcement of the CA elections without holding discussion with other political parties and despite the formal information by the Election Commission, was not for real election but as Maoists' first step to capture state authority," the parties reiterated.
The parties have announced a mass gathering on 8 June at Khula Manch, Kathmandu, against the decision.