INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, April 29
A secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) held here today discussed the land grab allegation
levelled against the party General Secretary Bishnu Paudel.
Former prime minister Jhalanath Khanal told THT that party leaders discussed the
issue and agreed that the party should study the case before clarifying its stance on the issue.
Media reports had stated that Paudel
illegally purchased eight ana land in his son name in Baluwatar area
Paudel has, however, said that he and his family had done nothing wrong in the land purchase deal.
Khanal also said party leaders suggested
that the government bring its policies and programmes in a way that would win people hearts and minds and support the cause of socialism as
envisioned by the constitution.
NCP Spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha said party leaders discussed Paudel issue in an informal meeting and
told Paudel to present his side of the story with data to back his arguments.
Shrestha said party leaders also decided to the tell the
government to bring the government policies and programmes in line with the party manifesto and also incorporate new policies that could
give people the feel of an epochal political change.
Party leaders also told Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to include policies that could
help the government effectively check corruption and increase the government efficiency in spending the capital allocated for development
work.
&We want the government policies to match the spirit of the constitution that envisions socialism,& he said.
