Kathmandu, Oct. 10 -- Even as political parties criticise the government for ignoring them and failing to create a conducive environment for the March 5 snap polls, the Sushila Karki administration has no plan to sit with them anytime soon.

On September 12, President Ramchandra Paudel, on Karki's recommendation, dissolved the House of Representatives and announced the mid-term elections. But with less than five months for the vote, there has been no initiative from the government to engage the parties ousted by the Gen Z movement in September second week.

The government's indifference has had the political parties skeptical at its intention. A meeting of the Nepali Congress's incumbent and former office bearers on Thursday discussed the...