NC, UML youth leaders for statute by May 27

Youth leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC) and the CPN-UML have stressed for promulgating the new constitution by May 27 as the term extension of the Constituent Assembly (CA) was inappropriate politically and constitutionally as well. 

Submitting separate memorandums to President of NC Sushil Koirala and Chairman of CPN- UML Jhalanath Khanal, a total of 23 central members of the NC and CPN-UML suggested that the five-point agreement inked for state-restructuring and formation of national unity government should be immediately implemented. 

The youth leaders have also suggested for making multi-ethnic provinces based on common identities and with the provision of taking final decision on nomenclature and delineation of provinces by the legislature-parliament through federal commission.

They have also suggested empowering the local people and communities in the federal system, and responsibilities and rights regarding the administrative, political and development issues should be ensured constitutionally. 

Those submitting the memos are NC leaders N P Saud, Chandra Bhandari, Dhanraj Gurung, Surendraraj Pandey, Shankar Bhandari, Gagan Thapa, Badri Pandey, Jiban Pariyar and Ajay Diwedi. Similarly, those submitting the memo from the UML side are Prakash Jwala, Arun Nepal, Ghanshyam Bhusal, Bhanubhakta Joshi, Yogesh Bhattarai, Dr Bijay Kumar Paudel, Netra Prasad Panthi, Jagannath Khatiwada, Dilli Bahadur Mahat, Karna Thapa, Jibanram Shrestha, Baijanaht Chaudhary and Yognarayan Yadav. 


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संसदिय दलको बैठक केहिबेरमा बस्ने

९ जेठ, काठमाण्डौं । देशको सम सामयीक विषयका बारेमा पार्टीको आधिकारीक धारणा तय गर्न नेपाली काँग्रेस संसदीय दलको बैठक मंगलबार बस्दै छ । केहीबेरमा पार्टीको संसदीय दलको कार्यालय सिंहदरबारमा बस्ने बैठकमा राज्य पुर्नसंरचनाका बारेमा धारणा तय गर्ने नेताहरुले बताएका छन् । काँग्रेसले जातिय राज्यको विरोधमा आवाज उठाउँदै आएको छ ।

त्यस्तै बैठकले विवादित विषयमा सहमति कायम गर्न चालिने मतदानको प्रक्रिया, संविधान निर्माण, सरकारमा रहनुको औचित्य लगाएतका विषयमा छलफल गरिने काँग्रेस संसदिय दलका नेता रामचन्दं्र पौडेलले जानकारी दिनुभयो ।

धेरै राज्य बनाउदा मुलुकलाई अनावश्यक भार हुने अडान राख्दा राख्दै पनि माओबादीको प्रस्ताव अनुसार ११ मा सहमति जनाएदा समेत माओबादी त्यसवाट पनि पछाडी हटेपछि काँग्रेस संकटमा परेको छ ।

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‘Dahal in Baidhya’s line or Baidhya in Dahal’s’

Nepali congress (NC) General Secretary Krishna Prasad Sitaula on Wednesday said that parties are in dilemma whether UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kumar Dahal is following Vice Chairman Mohan Baidhya’s panel or has Baidhya come to Dahal’s panel.

Speaking at the Reporters Club in the Capital on Wednesday Sitaula said that unless the Maoist clarify about their stance about the seven-point deal, the deadlock will not end.

Sitaula further said that conclusion of peace process and timely constitution is only possible if the Maoist is in favour of the seven-point deal. “If they do not support the seven point deal, both the processes would be incomplete,” said Sitaula

Moreover, Sitaula said that legalising the land transactions made by the Maoist parallel government during the decade-long insurgency and hiding information of the government prove that the Maoist wants a dictatorial rule. Sitaula also claimed that the government would not be able to establish trust among other parties unless they scrap both their decisions.

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Delay in execution of 7-pt pact raises doubts: Deuba

Nepali Congress (NC) senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba on Wednesday urged all the political leaders to strive for stabality of democracy in the country.

Speaking at an interaction program, 'Sahid ko Sapana ra Bartamaan' (Dreams of the martyrs and the present), organised by Binod Dev Smriti Pratisthan, Deuba said that people are in doubt about the prospects of sustainable peace, new constitution, return of the seized property and so forth. He claimed that the situation arose because of the delay in execution of the seven-point deal made between the political parties.

Stating that democracy is in jeopardy although the martyrs gave away their life for it, the former prime minister said that he is continuously working to solve the rift within the party.

Likewise, NC central member Arjun Narsingh KC said that there is a need of solidarity between the pro-democrats within the party to look for an alternative to the current government. KC accused the ruling UCPN (Maoist) of trying to establish a totalitarian government in the name of democracy and peace.

Similarly, NC central member Man Mohan Bhattarai said that it was rather the flaw of the people that they expected a constitution from the Maoist government. 

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House obstructed for seven time in row

The Legislature-Parliament meeting was cancelled for seven straight time on Wednesday over war-ear land dealings.

The opposition parties – Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML – have said that they would not let the House session resume until the government scrapes the decision to legalise the land transactions made by the parallel government run by then rebel Maoists during the decade-long insurgency.

Before today, the opposition parties had already obstructed the House session six times.

Immediately after the start of the session, NC lawmaker Gopal Man Shrestha accused the government of tormenting the people by increasing the price of the petroleum products. Claiming that Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai himself was the leader of the Maoist parallel government, Shrestha said that Bhattarai unlawfully legalised his bad deeds abusing his power as the premier.

Likewise, UML lawmaker Shankar Pokharel said that even an anarchical rule would not be as cruel as the current government, which tried to deny the people’s Right to Information by hiding important government information. "Maoist leaders did not follow the seven-point deal signed between the political parties, which eventually led to the delay in peace process and constitution drafting process," said Pokharel.

Later, the lawmakers of the opposition parties left their seats which led Speaker Subash Nembang to cancel the session.

The next meeting of Legislature-Parliament has been called for Feb 5 at 1 pm

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Major parties agree to resolve disputed issues

Major political parties agreed to sort out the differences on the disputed issues to be adopted in the new constitution by Sunday.

A meeting of UCPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress (NC), CPN-UML, and Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha (SLMM) in presence of Constituent Assembly Chairman Subash Chandra Nembang and Constitutional Committee (CC) Chairman Nilambar Acharya on Saturday agreed to forge consensus on the disputed issues of the new constitution.

Emerging from the meet, Maoist Chairman Puspa Kamal Dahal said, “We will sit for talks later on today and forge a consensus during the meet.” Dahal informed that Sunday’s meeting of the CC will sort out all the disputed issues. NC leader Ram Chandra Poudel blamed Maoist of dilly-daying the statute drafting process and said that it would be much easier if they [Maoist] become responsible towards the same. UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal said that his party would like to resolve the issues rather than putting them for voting on the CA. “It is not the solution to the problem,” he said.

In accordance with the CA’s revised calendar, CC should settle all outstanding issues, other than the state restructuring, by January 29. According to the current calendar, the CA should vote on contentious issues to prepare the first statute draft on the basis of majority vote if they fail to arrive on an agreement.

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