Sitaula was overwhelmed by the National Assembly

Prime Minister Dahal and Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba had promised to make him the Speaker, so Sitaula was willing to come to the National Assembly. With Prime Minister Dahal suddenly changing the alliance last Monday, the possibility of becoming the president of Sitaula is gone. On Saturday, he became the leader of the National Assembly parliamentary party from the party.

"Both the Prime Minister and our party chairman said together that the chairman of the National Assembly should be . Instead, at that time I was in two minds whether to come to the National Assembly or not. Later, I moved forward only after they (Deuba-Dahal) met alone and talked about it and there was an atmosphere of consensus within my own party. I heard that the alliance broke up for the president. We are going to meet the Prime Minister on Sunday to find out why he said this. We also talk to other parties . After that, whatever the party decides to be a candidate for the National Assembly or not, that's what happens.'

Congress General Minister Vishwa Prakash Sharma said that Sitaula was put forward for the National Assembly as the president of the Congress based on an informal agreement between the Prime Minister and the party chairman. "Due to the informal understanding between the two leaders, we had campaigned to the voters that they should cast their votes not only for the members but for the president," said Sharma, "Now the situation has become different after the alliance has changed." Now who from Congress We will take a decision after consulting with all the parties.

Maoist leader Champadevi Karki, who was elected from the coalition when Sitaula was elected from Koshi province, was defeated in the election for 19 posts in the National Assembly on January 11. Since that incident, the Maoists, who have been divided, have been saying that they had to change the alliance, considering the questions raised in the Finance Minister, the Congress General Committee and the appointment of the Chief Minister of Koshi Province as the main reason.

Prime Minister Dahal has said that the alliance broke up soon because of the chairman of the National Assembly. "The Prime Minister has said that he is under pressure to take this decision quickly because of the election of the National Assembly Speaker," said a Maoist MP.

Congress leader Ramesh Author does not agree with the Prime Minister's argument. He said that the Prime Minister did not want to continue the alliance even though he was ready to give the Chairman of the National Assembly to the Maoists in the recent past. Sitaula himself even went to meet the Prime Minister with the message that the Congress is ready to extend Dahal's two-year tenure by one more year. Amid the new equation since

, the four political parties of the ruling coalition have already signed the memorandum of understanding supporting the Maoist candidate for the Speaker of the National Assembly and the UML candidate for the Vice President. If there is no agreement between the existing equation of the National Assembly and the new coalition, it is almost certain that the candidate put forward by the Maoists will become the president. The United Samajwadi Party, which was left out of the agreement, has also joined the government.

There are 18 MPs of Maoists in the National Assembly, including the vice president and one nominee. There are 39 MPs in favor of the alliance, including 10 from the UML, 8 from the United Samajwadi Party and 3 from the Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP), in which only 38 MPs can vote as the Vice President presides over the meeting. Bamdev Gautam, another MP among the nominees, has also indicated that he will favor the alliance.

The opposition coalition has 16 votes of the Congress, 1 of the Democratic Socialists, and 1 of the Jan Morcha. It is almost certain that Citaula, who is disappointed by the breakdown of the equation, will not be a candidate. A meeting of Congress office bearers and former office bearers was held on Saturday morning regarding the strategy to be made by the party after the formation of the new equation and the candidate for the Speaker of the National Assembly. The meeting has decided to decide the candidate only after talking to all the political parties including Prime Minister Dahal .

On Sunday, Sitaula, General Minister Gagan Thapa and chief whip of the party's parliamentary party, Ramesh Akhtar met Prime Minister Dahal .

Since the Chairman of the Constitutional Commission is also a member of the Constitutional Council, which recommends the appointment of officials, there is a high possibility that the Maoists will promote the leader who has a 6-year tenure . The tenure of the members elected on January 11 will be for the next six years. In this way, Jhakku Prasad Subedi, who was elected as a member of the National Assembly by the Maoists, is likely to take the lead. Some leaders have said that leader Urmila Aryal, who is now the vice president, is also a contender. Some have taken the name of Narayan Prasad Dahal, a nominated MP close to the Maoists. The Prime Minister's name is in the court on who will be made the President. He will be the one whose name you put forward," said a Maoist leader.

As he is a member of the Constitutional Council, which recommends the officers of the Constitutional Commission, the Speaker of the National Assembly has become a subject of political controversy. The Congress leaders say that Sitaula, who played a special role in the peace process as the envoy of the then Congress President Girija Prasad Koirala, was made the Speaker of the National Assembly to facilitate his facilitation in the direction of completing the remaining work when he was in the alliance at the time.

Having crossed 70 years of age, Sitaula was looking for a respectable exit in the latter part of politics, and the position of President of the National Assembly was an opportunity for him. Sitaula's The role was narrowing . Even within the party, the leaders, including General Minister Gagan Thapa, central member Pradeep Paudel, have become weaker after leaving the party. were .

After losing the parliamentary elections in 079, Sitaula wanted to become the president . Another official of the Congress said that Sitaula was promised to be made the President of the National Assembly after Dahal and Deuba reached an agreement to make Ramchandra Poudel the President. "Based on the peace process and the contribution he has made to the Constituent Assembly, it would have been better if he had a respectful farewell from active politics as the President of the National Assembly," said the official, "but fate did not support him." Sitaula's name has been put forward saying that he should be ready. Congress leader Gopalman Shrestha said, "The one whose name is being discussed before, now even when making a candidate, he should be put forward."

Another former official, Arjunnar Singh KC, said that there was a serious discussion not only about the candidate for the Speaker of the National Assembly, but also about the strategy to be adopted by the party after the collapse of the alliance and how to make the parliament effective.