KATHMANDU: Main opposition lawmaker Shakti Bahadur Basnet of the CPN (Maoist Centre) has accused the ruling Nepali Congress and CPN-UML of advancing a mission to impose a two-party system in Nepal.
Speaking during the zero hour of Wednesday’s House of Representatives meeting, Basnet said the two parties, by forming alliances and running the government together, appeared to be working toward a two-party arrangement.
He argued that such a system would be neither theoretically sound nor practically suitable in Nepal.
“It seems the two major ruling parties are moving ahead with a two-party mission. But in a country like Nepal, with diverse cultural, social, and geographic realities, this concept is neither theoretically right nor practically viable,” he said.
Basnet further claimed that the Nepali people would ultimately resist such an attempt.
“This so-called two-party mission may eventually lead to a one-party system, with both sides competing to secure that position. But the Nepali people will not allow them to fulfill this mission,” he warned.
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