Efforts to gather consensus among ruling parties on BRI before Prime Minister’s visit to China
Kathmandu, 21 November (HS). Efforts are being made to end the war of words between the ruling parties Nepali Congress and Amaali over the signing of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) implementation agreement between the ruling parties ahead of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s proposed visit to China and seek consensus on it. Is being done.
Many leaders of Nepali Congress, the ruling party of Nepal’s Oli government, have opposed the proposal to sign the implementation agreement of BRI. Most of the Congress leaders, while giving public statements, have advised not to take any step that will trap China in its debt trap. Congress leader NP Saud, who was the Foreign Minister in the previous government, said that as soon as this alliance was formed, in the meeting of the officials of Nepali Congress, it had been decided not to accept the BRI loan and the party should remain firm on it.
Similarly, leaders like senior Congress leader Dr. Shekhar Koirala, party general secretary Gagan Thapa, party spokesperson Prakash Sharan Mahat have also openly opposed any proposal to take BRI forward. All these leaders say that China should first fulfill its old promise. He is also saying that there will be no change in the party’s decision on Nepal not taking any kind of loan from China.
Meanwhile, on the initiative of the Prime Minister, Nepali Congress Party Chairman Sher Bahadur Deuva, Government’s Foreign Minister Dr. Arju Rana, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak along with the party’s General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Vishwa Prakash Sharma were called to his residence and a middle path was found on this issue. Urged to gather consensus while adopting. Apart from Prime Minister Oli, his chief advisor Vishnu Rimal, Finance Minister Vishnu Paudel, Amale Party General Secretary Shankar Pokharel were also present in this meeting.
After this meeting which lasted for about 6 hours, Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa said that there has been a request from Prime Minister Oli to gather consent to accept the idea of taking loan at low interest under BRI. Thapa said that leaders of both the parties have been asked to avoid any kind of rhetoric in this regard. Gagan Thapa said that there is no possibility of this alliance breaking or the government falling due to BRI. Because some understanding will be reached between the two parties.
Amale Party spokesperson Pradeep Gyawali said that at the time of signing the initial agreement of BRI, Nepali Congress was in the government and now the maximum opposition is being raised from their side. He said that the grant that the Congress party is talking about will also be taken only when it is necessary for Nepal.
,
Hindusthan News / Pankaj Das
Click here to join our Telegram group, also click here to download our app for latest Hindi news and information related to Varanasi.
