Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala said he “is not power hungry” and would support anybody who can come forward to shoulder responsibility of taking the country’s peace process forward.Koirala’s statement came ahead of the crucial Constituent Assembly meeting on May 28 and amid calls from Maoist to step down so that their leader Prachanda could take over as the country’s head.“At this age of 84, I am no longer power hungry and don’t have any personal greed,” Koirala said while unveiling a Buddha statue at Lumbini to mark the 2,552th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.“I have come here to find some inspiration for peace, stability and development for the country. All political parties should join hands to fulfil these responsibilities,” he said.The Buddha statue was constructed with the help of Korea-based Sun Hye Peace Academy, which has agreed to construct a Korea-Nepal Friendship Park at Lumbini.The Korean will provide Rs 30 million for the park which will be completed in 18 months time. About 100 Korean monks participated at the inaugural function of the Buddha statue.Koirala said construction of the peace park would contribute to strengthen the Nepal-Korea bilateral relations.Indian Ambassador Rakesh Sood was present at the function.
