Unified Socialist On Horns Of Dilemma?

Despite being a leader of fringe party in the coalition government, CPN-Unified Socialist chair Madhav Kumar Nepal continues to send ripples through the ruling parties. On Wednesday, he joined a meeting of opposition parties at the residence of Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba in Budhanilkantha. Nepal’s participation in the meeting of opposition groups triggered quick reactions from the ruling party leaders. In order to allay concerns regarding the fate of the current alliance, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda inquired with Nepal about his parleys with Deuba and made sure that the Unified Socialist was with the current coalition.