Kathmandu, Aug. 14 -- Former Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has called for dialogue, consensus and cooperation to end the rift in the Nepali Congress.

Addressing the national gathering of the Nepali Congress non-establishment faction that began in Kathmandu on Friday, Deuba stressed the need to transform internal disagreements into greater unity.

"The political situation of the nation stands at a sensitive and critical juncture. In such a situation, all the members of the Nepali Congress should adopt caution. Maintaining national unity plays an important role to promote and protect democracy. Disappointment is still seen in society; it needs to be changed to gratitude. Being the oldest party of the nation, the Nepali Congress ...