LAMJUNG: Chairman of the CPN (Maoist Centre), Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, has said his party was gaining growing public trust and support in recent time.

Addressing a programme at Bhoteodar of Sundarbazaar municipality in the district today, Chairman Dahal, who is also the former prime minister, argued the public trust was rising in his party because his party had worked untiringly for the people and country during his leadership of the governments in the past. Although the Maoist Centre is not in government at present, it is working in favour of the people, he asserted.

Chairman Dahal refuted the rumour that Maoist leadership was losing followers within party. He further claimed his party would emerge the biggest political force through coming election.

He reminded the positive works of the past governments under his leadership carried out like exempting poor people of the loan of as high as Rs 30,000, initiation of north-south corridor, acceleration to Mid-Hill Highway, and elimination of load shedding, power trade agreement with India and Bangladesh, campaign for good governance, and the internationalization of climate justice agenda, among others.

Also speaking on the occasion were party leaders Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Nanda Kishor Pun, Dev Gurung and Agni Prasad Sapkota.