NC reconsiders support to govt, if cooling-off period is reversed: General Secretary Sharma

Bhaktapur, July 22: General Secretary of Nepali Congress, Bishwo Prakash Sharma, has warned that there would be no compulsion for the NC to support the present government if the cooling-off period recommended by the State Affairs Committee in the Civil Service Bill was reversed.

General Secretary Sharma said it was addressing a talk programme organised by the NC Madhyapurthimi municipal committee on BP Memorial Day. NC will be forced to reconsider support for the government if the recommendation of the State Affairs Committee for a cooling-off period in the Civil Service Bill is ignored. He, however, said, “Anyone involved in tampering with the Bill in a bid to erase the provision of a cooling-off period would be brought to book.”

He hoped the tampering of the Bill relating to the cooling-off provision would be corrected by the National Assembly. “If the Prime Minister directs to remove the provision, NC won’t continue backing up this government,” Sharma reiterated. Similarly, he informed that a thorough discussion would be held on the Bill relating to Land in the parliamentary committee. He urged the party leaders and cadres to be committed to BP Koirala’s thoughts.

Sharma argued that if the NC, other parties and the monarchy had adhered to the principles and thoughts BP advocated, the country would not have suffered this way- armed conflict, abolishment of monarchy and other hindrances.