Kathmandu: A meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) secretariat held on Saturday discussed the contents of the US government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) proposal.
During the meeting organised at Prime Minister’s official residence, the MCC study taskforce coordinator and party senior leader Jhalanath Khanal shared the details about the report that was prepared by his team.
Prime Minister’s press advisor Surya Thapa said that different details were submitted about the MCC adding that intensive discussions were held regarding its contents.
Further discussions are supposed to be held in the secretariat meeting on the MCC compact. Earlier, the ruling NCP had formed a three member taskforce led by senior leader Khanal to study the nitty-gritty of the MCC compacts and agreement.
The other member of the taskforce were Foreign Affairs Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali and party leader Bhim Rawal.
The taskforce had submitted its report to the party chairman duo KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’.
According to the leader of the taskforce, the report had suggested to amend some clauses before accepting it through parliament.
MCC will be passed with amendment: Prachanda
Chairman of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to be funded by the US government would be endorsed after amendments.
Talking to media persons at Chitwan, Chairman Dahal reminded that the taskforce formed by the party on MCC had submitted the report on it.
He reiterated that it would be passed by the parliament with amendments. “MCC is not the Bible, so it can be revised and forwarded,” he underscored. The Chairman further shared that he had even talked to the US government about it.
The secretariat meeting of the ruling party began today as to zero in on government performance. He admitted that although the government had done some good works, the bad works have eclipsed these. Proper review would be held on it.
Chairman Dahal made it clear that there was no internal dispute in the party.
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