Bhattarai to Dahal: I won’t join CPN ( Maoist Center), include me in the ruling alliance

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Babu Ram Bhattarai, Chairman of newly formed Nepal Samajbadi Party has maintained that he will not join the CPN (Maoist Center), the key coalition partner of the ruling Nepali Congress.

Bhattarai during the meeting held earlier this morning with Chairman of CPN (MC) Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Narayan Kaji Shrestha said that he will not join them but wants to join the ruling alliance.

It has been learnt that Dahal had asked Bhattarai to join the party.

Earlier on Tuesday, Bhattarai had also urged Prime Minister and President of Nepali Congress, Sher Bahadur Deuba to accept Nepal Nepal Samajbadi Party  as a member of the ruling alliance.