Prachanda vows to raise businessmen’s issue, agitators to wait for written commitment

Representatives of the business community and the CPN- Maoist held a discussion on Wednesday about the problems of business community. In the discussion, Maoists
Chairman Prachanda expressed his firm commitment to raise the issues of business community in the meeting of the eight political parties.

Chairman Prachanda also urged businessmen to postpone the protest programs and seek solution from talks. Conceding that style of war was still persisted in the party sometimes, he said party was correcting the mistakes.

Stating that the Maoist was not a sole problem in the industrial prosperity, he said Maoists alone could not solve the problem as it was not in the government.

Prachana also reiterated that provocative forced were involved in the agitation staged by the businessmen clarifying that he did not mean to put tag of royalist to all the participants and business leaders.

In response to Prachanda’s request to postpone the protest, President of the Federation of Nepal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) urged Prachanda to carry out written commitment through the eight party meeting.

Similarly industrialist Binod Chaudhari said businessmen were not staging protest for protest but it appeared as the fire of the agony grievance. Stating that the protest emerged on the ground of long term grievances, Chaudhari also urged to accomplish political parties to accomplish unprecedented road map’ so that the problems of business community including other sectors could feel the long term solution.