NC General Secretary Sharma advises Deuba not to become PM again

Nepali Congress general secretary Bishwo Prakash Sharma has asked NC president Sher Bahadur Deuba not to become the Prime Minister again and leave the position for the new generation leader. But the proposal was out rightly rejected by five time Prime Minister Deuba.

Party president and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is known as the Prime Minister in waiting, as CPN-UML chairman Oli and NC president Deuba had reached a seven point agreement a couple of months ago while forming a new coalition, under which the two leaders will become the Prime Minister turn by turn. Oli during a public programme recently said that he would resign from the post of the head of the government after one year and 10 months.

NC general secretary Shama during the Central Committee meeting of the party on Sunday asked Deuba not to become Prime Minister for the sixth time and leave the position for the new face. Sharma requested the party president Deuba to sacrifice the post of Prime Minister and leave the position for new generation leaders saying that there are many capable persons in the party, according to senior leader of the party and Central Committee member Arjun Narsingh K.C.

There are many leaders in the party who are capable, experienced and skilled, who can steer the government, Sharma was quoted as saying in the meeting. He proposed party president Deuba to choose from among the six leaders of the party, Prakash Man Singh, Arjun Narsingh K.C., Bimalendra Nidhi, Purna Bahadur Khadka, Shashanka Koirala and Shekhar Koirarla as the Prime Ministerial candidate from the party.

In his response, Deuba rejected the proposal saying that “I will not abandon my claim for the post of the Prime Minister. Anyone wishing to become the PM should defeat me in the Parliamentary Party election of the Nepali Congress.