No factions exist in RSP: president Lamichhane

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, May 10: President of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), the ruling party, Rabi Lamichhane has directed the parliamentarians from his party not to think of factionalism.

While addressing the conclusion of the two-day orientation, RSP president Lamichhane instructed the members of parliament (MPs) from the party to not go after groupism in the party as nothing of the sort exists in the party.

Saying that there have rumours about some MPs being close to Rabi or some other being close to Balen, leader Lamichhane stated that the party will not tolerate any factionalism.

RSP president Lamichhane made it clear that the unity between him and Prime Minister Balendra Shah did not take place for personal issues and interests.

He even viewed that the country lagged seven decades behind as those people who had to get unified 70 years ago did not do so.

President Lamichhane expressed dissatisfaction over some media persons who tried to provoke him into division, and said that the party was mature enough.

"We are friends for a collective journey for the country, keeping our country's history and future in mind. We are not united for a term, a period," said president Lamichhane.

On the occasion, president Lamichhane defended the recommendation of chief justice by the constitutional council saying that the council made the decision as per constitutional process and for a capable justice.

"How can it be unconstitutional to select one through majority from the names provided to the constitutional council? One has been selected from the names provided and no process has been violated in this," clarified the chief of the ruling party.