He described four possible consequences the country might face if the impasse didn´t end soon.[break]
"We may lose the achievements gained through the 2006 April movement and the country may fall back on the path of regression," Shrestha, who is also the minister for foreign affairs, told a group of journalists at his official residence in Pulchowk. "In such a situation, the country may be embroiled in insurgency."
The deputy prime minister predicted a third scenario in which Nepal may head toward a situation of failed state.
“Fourthly," said Shrestha, "foreign interference might increase and our country may lose its sovereignty if we failed to promulgate a new constitution from the Constituent Assembly and take the peace process to a successful conclusion.”
He accused the opposition parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML, of being the stumbling block in the process of finding a solution.
UCPN (Maoist), Shrestha said, is open for two options to end the current deadlock.
"We are ready to reinstate the CA and promulgate the new statute from the elected body if the parties can settle the unresolved disputes in constitution writing beforehand," he explained. "If the leaders can´t do that we are ready also to go for fresh elections but that should be for the CA and a parliament."
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