Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai’s trouble seem far from over as one of his cabinet members resigned from the post on Tuesday. Minister for Land Reforms and Management Chandra Dev Joshi resigned citing Bhattarai’s failure to take initiative to resolve the political deadlock. Minister Joshi is Chairman of CPN-United which has now withdrawn its support to the coalition government.
Meanwhile, the ‘decisive talks’ between major three political parties and Madhesi front ended inconclusively after the leaders failed to find common grounds. The leaders failed to agree on CA revival and are instead trying to find an alternative to it. The talks also focused on forging an agreement on pending issues of constitution drafting. The leaders had earlier agreed to go for fresh elections if they fail to forge consensus on reviving the CA, a suggestion made by President Ram Baran Yadav earlier this week.
UCPN-M spokesperson Agni Sapkota confirmed that the parties will try to seek consensus on CA revival or find an alternative arrangements by tomorrow. The opposition have been calling for government’s resignation prior to finding any alternatives but Sapkota made it clear that Prime Minister will not step down unless there is an agreement among the parties on all outstanding issues.