Birgunj, September 20
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal’s presidium coordinator Mahantha Thakur says his party once tried to form an alliance with the group led by CK Raut, who has been charged of carrying out secessionist activities.
Thakur, however, clarifies that the efforts did not materialise as Raut did not agree to accept the RJPN’s principles and the RJPN could not agree on the path of struggle to establish a separate country.
Speaking with journalists in Birgunj of Parsa district today, the top leader of a major Madhesh-centric party said the RJPN wanted to struggle for people’s rights without violating the law.
“For an alliance, either they had to move towards our thought or we towards them,” he said, “We proposed that he move towards us, but he did not agree. And, we were not fighting for a different country.”
In another context, Thakur criticised the current government saying it was not clear on the party’s demand for constitution amendment.
