Four-party meet hits roadblock
A meeting of four political forces hit a roadblock on Sunday after the
CPN-UML refused to sit for a dialogue saying it was futile if the Maoist
party continues double-dealing by speaking of consensus and at the same
time instigating different ethnic groups to take to the streets.
However, Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal while supporting the movement launched by different ethnic and Madhesi forces, insisted that a new constitution will the drafted within the remaining time-frame. "There has been a fresh negotiation among parties, we will produce a positive result," Dahal said.
The UML is miffed at Dahal's statement the other day that the agreement about federating country into 11 provinces is "no more relevent". An UML leader alleged the Maoist of trying to bargain for ethnic federalism by instigating different ethnic groups.
"To forge a consensus, the Maoist party should come up with a clear position and stop making provocative statements," said UML leader Pradeep Gyawali. A meeting of four parties has been scheduled for Monday to forge consensus on the state restructuring.
Unless the major parties resolve the contentious issues of new constitution within a day or two, it will be impossible to draft a new constitution within the next seven days in terms of technical aspects, say officials of the CA secretariat involved in preparation of a draft of the new constitution.
Speaker Subas Nembang on Sunday conveyed this message to top leaders of major parties. "I told top leaders that if they fail to resolve the key issues of a new constitution, it will be tough to prepare a draft by secretariat officials," Nembang told the Post.
Despite the intense time pressure, there have not been any substantial negotiations among the major political forces in the last two days about resolving contentious issues of new constitution. Last Tuesday, the parties had agreed to federalise the country into 11 provinces on the basis of multiple identities but the Madhes-based parties disowned the agreement.
The parties have started fresh negotiations on state restructuring after Maoist party backtracked from the agreement due to the pressure from ethnic and Madhesi lawmakers. "If we fail to forge consensus by Monday, we cannot promulgate a new constitution in the remaining period," said Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party leader Ram Chandra Poudel. "The transformed parliament could be entrusted to accomplish the remaining tasks of constitution," said Poudel.
Meanwhile, Samyukta Loktrantrik Madhesi Morcha said that it will make a final attempt to convince all parties about federating the country on the basis of report submitted by the State Restructuring Commission or State Restructuring Committee of CA. "If four parties fails to forge consensus, we will request the Maoists to go for voting. But if the Maoists reject voting, we will take to the streets," said Minister for Information and Communications Raj Kishwor Yadav.
However, Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal while supporting the movement launched by different ethnic and Madhesi forces, insisted that a new constitution will the drafted within the remaining time-frame. "There has been a fresh negotiation among parties, we will produce a positive result," Dahal said.
The UML is miffed at Dahal's statement the other day that the agreement about federating country into 11 provinces is "no more relevent". An UML leader alleged the Maoist of trying to bargain for ethnic federalism by instigating different ethnic groups.
"To forge a consensus, the Maoist party should come up with a clear position and stop making provocative statements," said UML leader Pradeep Gyawali. A meeting of four parties has been scheduled for Monday to forge consensus on the state restructuring.
Unless the major parties resolve the contentious issues of new constitution within a day or two, it will be impossible to draft a new constitution within the next seven days in terms of technical aspects, say officials of the CA secretariat involved in preparation of a draft of the new constitution.
Speaker Subas Nembang on Sunday conveyed this message to top leaders of major parties. "I told top leaders that if they fail to resolve the key issues of a new constitution, it will be tough to prepare a draft by secretariat officials," Nembang told the Post.
Despite the intense time pressure, there have not been any substantial negotiations among the major political forces in the last two days about resolving contentious issues of new constitution. Last Tuesday, the parties had agreed to federalise the country into 11 provinces on the basis of multiple identities but the Madhes-based parties disowned the agreement.
The parties have started fresh negotiations on state restructuring after Maoist party backtracked from the agreement due to the pressure from ethnic and Madhesi lawmakers. "If we fail to forge consensus by Monday, we cannot promulgate a new constitution in the remaining period," said Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party leader Ram Chandra Poudel. "The transformed parliament could be entrusted to accomplish the remaining tasks of constitution," said Poudel.
Meanwhile, Samyukta Loktrantrik Madhesi Morcha said that it will make a final attempt to convince all parties about federating the country on the basis of report submitted by the State Restructuring Commission or State Restructuring Committee of CA. "If four parties fails to forge consensus, we will request the Maoists to go for voting. But if the Maoists reject voting, we will take to the streets," said Minister for Information and Communications Raj Kishwor Yadav.
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