NC against allowing naturalized citizens to become president

<p>Nepali Congress General Secretary, Dr Shashank Koirala, has said his party does not support the policy of allowing naturalized citizens to take up the mantle of country's president. <br><br>At a press conference in Dhangadi today, Dr Koirala referred to the constitutional provisions barring naturalized citizens to become prime minister in India and president in the United States of America.</p><p>He said it will not be in the interest of the country to allow a naturalized citizen to take up the mantle of country's premier. <br><br>Responding to a journalist's query, the NC General Secretary argued that the constitution cannot be implemented without amending it and stressed on need for all the parties to unite for the same.<br></p>