In a show of strength, the main opposition Nepali Congress organised a major mass meeting at Khula Manch in Kathmandu on Friday at the end of its "public awareness campaign for peace and constitution".
The party took out rallies from different parts of the capital which converged into the mass assembly at Khula Manch in the afternoon.
Addressing the mass meeting, the senior leaders came down heavily against the UCPN (Maoist) for not abiding by the agreements reached in the past and warned the former rebel party against engaging in "politics of weapons".
They reiterated that the party would not go for extension of the Constituent Assembly's term in the existing circumstances and that the ruling coalition, especially the Maoists, should agree on the 10-point condition brought forth by the party.
Party president Sushil Koirala said the Maoists and the present ruling coalition must respond positively to 10-point proposal in order to take the peace process and the constitution-drafting forward.
Saying that the Maoists tried to take advantage of the flexibility shown by the NC in the past, Koirala expressed belief that a lot can be done by May 14 on peace process and constitution-drafting provided the Maoists showed sincerity.
"The Maoists will soon see their doom if they do not behave responsibly," he warned.
Similarly, senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba declared that the NC would be ready to come to an agreement if the Maoists fully agreed to the proposal of the Nepal Army on integration of the cantoned combatants.
Likewise, parliamentary leader Ram Chandra Poudel claimed that new constitution would not be written without the participation of the Congress party.
"Just like republic was not possible until the Nepali Congress decided to go for it, constitution will not be written without the NC," said he.
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Addressing the mass meeting, the senior leaders came down heavily against the UCPN (Maoist) for not abiding by the agreements reached in the past and warned the former rebel party against engaging in "politics of weapons".
They reiterated that the party would not go for extension of the Constituent Assembly's term in the existing circumstances and that the ruling coalition, especially the Maoists, should agree on the 10-point condition brought forth by the party.
Party president Sushil Koirala said the Maoists and the present ruling coalition must respond positively to 10-point proposal in order to take the peace process and the constitution-drafting forward.
Saying that the Maoists tried to take advantage of the flexibility shown by the NC in the past, Koirala expressed belief that a lot can be done by May 14 on peace process and constitution-drafting provided the Maoists showed sincerity.
"The Maoists will soon see their doom if they do not behave responsibly," he warned.
Similarly, senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba declared that the NC would be ready to come to an agreement if the Maoists fully agreed to the proposal of the Nepal Army on integration of the cantoned combatants.
Likewise, parliamentary leader Ram Chandra Poudel claimed that new constitution would not be written without the participation of the Congress party.
"Just like republic was not possible until the Nepali Congress decided to go for it, constitution will not be written without the NC," said he.
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