Lalitpur: Chairman of Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba has expressed his belief that the general committee meeting of the party will strengthen and unite the party.

Speaking at the general committee meeting of the party which started at Godawari in Lalitpur on Monday, he said that the program is eagerly being observed with the hope of making the Congress stronger and more united.

Deuba said that the party’s policy issues will be discussed in the meeting of the general committee and a document will be prepared including the suggestions made in the meeting. Nepali Congress has a long history of struggle for the establishment, restoration and protection of democracy in the country. Whenever there is a crisis in the country, the Congress has shown the way of leadership and solution. On the basis of democratic values, this party has succeeded in keeping its name at the national and international level,” he said.

Former Prime Minister and Congress President Deuba said that the most importanat thing to to do in the present scenario is the protection and effective implementation of the Constitution.

He clarified that the coalition government was formed not only for the formation of the government, but also to neutralize the attempts made by the previous government to dissolve the House of Representatives and lead the country towards political instability and to protect the constitution. He also said that competition between political parties is natural, but Congress is always in favor of dialogue, understanding and cooperation.