Nepal parties dismiss King's dialogue offer
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, Feb 21, IRNA
India-Nepal-Dialogue
Nepal's seven-party pro-democracy alliance has dismissed King Gyanendra's appeal for reconciliation as an attempt to 'hoodwink' the international community and 'consolidate' his authoritarian rule.
"The king's call is vague and is an attempt to legitimize his autocratic rule," Nepal Communist Party-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, who in under house arrest, said.
Nepal said the king was silent on the 12 point understanding reached between the seven-party alliance and the Maoists for restoring peace and democracy.
"The king is still not ready to quit power," he added that political parties won't accept such a 'meaningless call', media report said here Tuesday.
Nepal also asserted that the joint agitation by the parties would continue until the King accepts rule of the people.
Nepali Congress (Democratic) General Secretary Prakash Man Singh said the dialogue offer was meant for only those who are 'willing' to follow the road map of the king.
"It will in no way attract any political parties fighting for democracy," he said.
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