UDMF urges UML to join govt to ease statute writing process

Kathmandu,  United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) Tuesday urged the CPN-UML to join the government to give it the shape of national unity government. A meeting of the UDMF held at Singha Durbar also urged the UML to implement the five-point deal by joining the government. After the meeting, Information and Communications Minister Raj Kishor Yadav said that the UDMF meeting appealed to the UML to join the government as per the agreement reached among the key parties. He also said that the UDMF had not given up its demand of ‘One Madhes, One Province’. He said that the UDMF was sticking to its stance to establish ‘one Madhes one province’ in the new constitution. He said that all parties should concentrate on promulgating the new constitution within the stipulated deadline and give up the power grabbing politics. The UDMF also decided to play a constructive role to promulgate the pro-people constitution, he said. Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum-Democratic general secretary Jitendra Dev said that the meeting decided to stick to its stance for one Madhes one province. He said that the UDMF was not ready to divide the Terai in several provinces while restructuring the state. He said that the meeting also stressed the political consensus among the parties to resolve the disputed issues of the new constitution. “The meeting agreed that the parties have no any alternative to promulgating the new constitution within May 27 deadline,” he said. He further said that the UDMF urged the UML to join the government to intensify the constitution writing process. He expressed his hope that the UML would join the government to create an environment of consensus and collaboration in the country.