Coordinator of Naya Shakti Nepal Baburam Bhattarai has claimed that protest against the constitution amendment bill by the CPN-UML and other opposition parties is a political bargaining.

During a press meet organised in Lahan, Siraha, on Sunday, Bhattarai said the opposition parties stood against the statute amendment as they could not reach to an agreement over the power sharing issue.

Stating that he was in favour of constitution amendment, Bhattarai said the statute amendment by addressing the genuine demands of the agitating parties would resolve the present political impasse.

In another context, Bhattarai said that elections should be held under the new structure. “State restructuring is the major issue of federalism. Holding elections in the old structure is a conspiracy to jeopardise federal republicanism.” he said.