Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Saturday said that he didn’t wish to unveil the government’s fiscal budget through an ordinance, and that he had left no stone unturned to end the political deadlock.

With the prolonged parliament obstruction from the largest party Nepali Congress, the ball is in the court of the main opposition whether to duly pass the budget from the House or unveil it bypassing the legislature, Dahal said after the inauguration of the Kantipur Half Marathon at Thapathali on Saturday.

“It all depends on how the Congress wishes to move forward. I, however, do not want the budget to be brought through ordinance,” the prime minister said. He expressed hope that Congress wouldn’t obstruct the process to present the budget as it is a mandatory duty of the government as stated in the constitution.

Dahal also added that he had done his best to resolve the House obstruction.

“Despite narrowing down the differences and coming close to an informal agreement with the opposition on Thursday, we couldn’t conclude positively. Let’s hope our upcoming meetings yield an agreement, and the House proceedings will run smoothly,” he added.

The prime minister claimed that the Congress had levelled politically motivated allegations against Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane.

The Nepali Congress was in government when these accusations on the home minister were levelled and that the issue had been raised time and again and discussions were also underway, Dahal said.

“But it never reached a point of House obstruction. The topic was brought to the forefront in such intensity only after the formation of the present coalition [on March 4] that it resulted in the current situation.”

Following the changes in the ruling coalition, the Nepali Congress had offered the Rastriya Swatantra Party chair Lamichhane the position of prime minister, but he didn’t accept the offer, Dahal said.

“So we can say that there is a different political intention behind it [House obstruction].”