Morang, June 10 (RSS): Major opposition CPN (UML)'s Chairperson KP Sharma Oli, also former Prime Minister, clarified that he had not committed anyone from other political parties to elect him/her as the Prime Minister.
Oli was hinting at the recent
remarks coming from CPN (Maoist Chairperson) Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and
CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairperson Madhav Kumar Nepal. It may be noted that
both the former prime ministers had said in a public program that they were
offered the prime ministerial berth but had not specified who had done so.
Talking to media persons at
Biratnagar Airport in Morang, Oli shared that his party will not consider an electoral alliance with any leftist parties in the upcoming parliamentary
election. "CPN (UML) is the only leftist party in the country. Other
political parties are not leftist at all," he asserted.
The septuagenarian leader expressed
his confidence that the public will elect his party in as many constituencies in
the upcoming provincial and parliamentary elections given the 'important' roles
played by his party in the promulgation of democracy.
Stating that UML had been committed
to protecting federalism and democracy, he informed that CPN (Unified
Socialist)'s cadres would be incorporated in his party if they wished to join
UML.
According to him, the local level
election would not determine the status of all the upcoming elections. He argued
that although UML stood second in the recently held local election in terms of
the seats his party candidates' own, his party came first when it came to
popular votes.