KATHMANDU, 10 April, 2021 (TON): In an attempt to unseat Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and form a coalition government under its leadership,Nepali Congress has begun talks with the Nepal Communist Party-Maoist Centre and the Janata Samajbadi Party.

According to the party leader, on Friday, Nepali Congress President, Sher Bahadur Deuba, had called a meeting of the opposition parties which ended on a positive note.

In wake of the Supreme Court’s verdict on Oli’sdecision to dissolve the house on 20 December and call for fresh elections, opposition parties had been demanding his resignation on moral grounds but he has been holding fast. 

Two senior Janata Samajbadi Party leaders, Chairman Mahantha Thakur and Rajendra Mahato are separately negotiating with Oli to extend support to his government in case it falls into a minority.  

On Friday, as soon as the meeting began, Deuba told that they have decided to unseat Oli and take a lead to form a new government under the party's leadership.

Thakur said, "We have made clear our position that we are ready to support the new government to be led by Deuba and we also asked the Janata Samajbadi Party leaders to make their position clear whether it will support Deuba or not. But Janata Samajbadi Party leaders said that they need some time to discuss Deuba's proposal inside the party."

He added, "We have received the formal proposal to form a new government from the Nepali Congress. We will first discuss the proposal inside the party and will communicate to the Nepali Congress at earliest." 

However, during the meeting, Nepali Congress and NCP-Maoist Centre leaders had assured the Janata Samajbadi Party that once the new government will be formed, they will look into its demands and grievances. The party has also forwarded some demands to both Oli and the Nepali Congress.