Conflicting views by Deuba, Khadka hint rift growing in ruling coalition over MCC

Contrasting the prime minister, country’s top diplomat says compact cannot be approved in its existing form.

Within two days, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka have made conflicting statements over the United States’ Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact, which has been awaiting parliamentary ratification for three years as political leaders spar over the pros and cons of the aid.