Left will lead Nepal in line with Constitution: Prachanda

CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda on Thursday lashed out at the Nepali Congress leaders for dubbing the Left alliance as "authoritarian" and said that his coalition will lead the nation in line with the Constitution. The CPNMaoist led by former premier Prachanda and CPN- UML led by former premier K P Oli had forged electoral alliance for both the provincial and parliamentary elections. The Left alliance bagged 116 seats out of a total 165 under the firstpast-the-post system in parliamentary polls. "I don't want to say anything to those friends who spread rumour and wrong publicity," Prachanda said, adding that the allegations against the Left coalition will be proved wrong in the near future.

"We will not move against the sentiment of federal democratic republic constitution and we will lead the nation in line with the Constitution," he added.

During the recently concluded elections, there were charges levelled by the Nepali Congress leaders that the Maoists would impose autocratic system through Constitutional amendment if they get two-third majority in the elections.

"It was wrongly publicised that the country will head towards uncertainty after the victory of Left alliance," Prachanda told journalists in Chitawan district. Prachanda has been elected as a member of the House of Representatives from Chitawan district constituency No. 3.