Maoist term government policy document 'hotchpotch', NC dissatisfied

The main opposition Unified CPN (Maoist) has said nothing worthwhile can be expected from the government policies and programs.

Immediately after President Ram Baran Yadav presented the policy document of the government at the legislature parliament on Thursday, giving top priority to peace, constitution-drafting and relief programs, former finance minister and Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai described the government as a 'poisonous tree' and its programs as a 'hotchpotch' which has nothing concrete to give to the people.

Bhattarai said the party strongly opposes the government policies and programs, adding that it as weak as the government that presented it.

The Maoists have also decided to register an amendment proposal at the legislature parliament opposing the government policies and programs.

Meanwhile, main coalition partner Nepali Congress has also said it is not happy with the policies and programs of the UML government.

NC said it was dissatisfied because the policy document doesn't incorporate the party's programmes.

Immediately after President Yadav presented the policy document, former finance minister and NC leader Ram Sharan Mahat met Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and expressed the party's objection to the policy document.

NC Parliamentary Party leader Ram Chandra Poudel later said, "We are yet to discuss and take a position. I don't want to object the policies and programmes but there are issues, which must be addressed."

NC is miffed with CPN-UML as it has incorporated most of its past programmes without bothering to incorporate NC's programmes.

Similarly, the Upendra Yadav faction of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum has said that the gains of the Madhesi movement was "dishonored" in the government policies and programmes, and added that it has nothing new to offer.