Dhangadi, Nov 8: Nepali Congress General Secretary, Dr Shashank Koirala, said his party did not support the policy of allowing naturalized citizens to take up the mantle of country’s president.
At a press conference organized by Nepal Press Union, Kailali here today, Dr Koirala referred to the constitutional provisions barring naturalized citizens to become prime minister in India and president in the United States of America. He said it will not be in the interest of the country to allow a naturalized citizen to take up the mantle of country’s premier.
He also spoke against stirring up more problems by raising the issue of religion during such difficult political situation. “The option should be given to the people to decide once the political situation normalizes,” he added.
Responding to a journalist’s query, the NC General Secretary argued that the constitution cannot be implemented without amending it and stressed on need for all the parties to unite for the same.
He shared further that Congress would want to reach a conclusion on the impeachment motion registered against suspended chief of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) based on facts. RSS
