Nepal President Yadav was handpicked by Koirala
Posted by barunroy on July 25, 2008
FROM EXPRESS INDIA
Kathmandu, July 24: Even after resigning as Prime Minister, octogenarian leader G P Koirala calls the shots in post-monarchy Nepal with his handpicked candidate elected as the first president, a move that sidelined the Maoists and won his party the support of Indian-origin Madhesi community.
“It is my father who proposed the name of Ram Baran Yadav (for the post of president,” Sujata Koirala, the daughter of the veteran Nepali Congress said.
Yadav was the family physician of Koiralas since 1980s and was picked up to join the politics by Girija Prasad Koirala himself.
The Nepali Congress had initially proposed Koirala name for the post, but after strong opposition from Maoists and Madhesi groups, Koirala approached his party colleagues former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, party Vice-president and Peace Minister Ram Chandra Poudyal and Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat.
However, after the three did not show much interest Koirala thought that Madhesi candidate of the party will give a good fight against Maoist candidate Ram Raja Prasad Singh, another leader from the Madhesi community, revealed Sujata, also a central committee member of Nepali Congress.
The Maoists, who were trying to install a “weak” President, proposed the name of Ram Raja Prasad Singh in a last minute decision though they had earlier promised to support CPN-UML candidate Madhav Kumar Nepal.
The CPN-UML which felt humiliated after Prachanda rejected Nepal’s name, forged an alliance with Nepali Congress at the eleventh hour and with the backing of Madhesi People’s Rights Forum and other smaller parties, Yadav was elected as president.
A sulking CPN (Maoist), which had earlier staked claim to form the government and forced Koirala to quit, has now declared that it will sit in the opposition.
Nisha Tamang said
ALL HOOLIGANS! HOODLUMS! AND NOT TO FORGET..SUJATA KOIRALA IS THE BANDIT QUEEN!!! GOSH! CAN SHE DARE TO PLAY A GAME.!!
J T M said
Sujata Koirala seems to be a foolish woman. Is’nt she the one who escaped from Nepal on a motorcycle to India?
Nisha Tamang said
IS IT SO JYOTI DIDI?!! WAAH! DAAMI BIKE RIDE PO BHAYECHA TA SUJATA KO TA..!!
SHE DOES NOT REALLY CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO NEPAL..NO WONDER SHES GOT MARRIED WITH A MAN FROM GERMANY..!! TYASLAI TA CONGRESS BATA NIKAALIDINU PARNE HO..!
JTM said
Dear Nisha, Actually she got a pillion ride till Chitwan. From there she trekked tiil India in some disguise. She said she could have got eaten by tigers.
I think all what is happening in Nepal is revenge-binging. Tailay mala testo karish. Tailay mala testo bhanish type of jamboree.
Nisha Tamang said
what you are speaking could be correct..!! tai chaad ra mo chaad bhairako cha..but mo po beech ma parey ta..gorkhaland ko lagi pani bolnu nai paryo..Nepal ko lagi pani bolnu nai paryo..Gorkhaland mero maaita paryo..Nepal mero srimaan ko ghar..ani bhannus ta bijog bhayena ta mero..??