Actor Shahid Kapoor has denied reports that he is starring in Wanted sequel supposedly being planned by choreographer-director Prabhu Deva."I don't think anyone can replace Salman Khan. I think because me and Prabhu Sir have been meeting up to do a film together and he is choreographing IIFA ( International Indian Film Academy awards) ...people are jumping to conclusions," the 31-year-old said.
"We have not decided anything yet, what we will do or when. But yes, we are very keen to work with each other. But these are all rumours, I have not said yes to anything," he added.
Directed by Prabhu Deva, Wanted was a remake of Puri Jagannadh's Telugu hit Pokiri, starring Mahesh Babu.
Shahid is currently busy promoting his forthcoming film Teri Meri Kahaani starring Priyanka Chopra. Directed by Kunal Kohli, the film hits theatres June 22.
Kolkata Knight Riders found a surprise hero in Manvinder Bisla to bag
their maiden Indian Premier League title with a five-wicket victory over
Chennai Super Kings in a thrilling Twenty20 final on Sunday.
The little-known opener smashed five sixes and eight fours in his quickfire 48-ball 89 as Kolkata surpassed Chennai's total of 190-3 with two balls to spare at the Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.
Kolkata needed nine runs to win off the last over bowled by West Indies
seamer Dwayne Bravo, but Manoj Tiwary (nine not out) smashed the third
and fourth deliveries for fours to spark celebrations in his team's
camp.
Kolkata's other batting star was South African Jacques Kallis, who made a crucial 49-ball 69 with the help of one six and seven fours despite suffering a hamstring injury in the later part of his knock.
"Mission accomplished," said Kolkata skipper Gautam Gambhir.
"Chasing 191 against the defending champions in their backyard shows the character of Bisla. It proves a captain is only as good as his team."
Man-of-the-match Bisla and Kallis put on 136 runs for the second wicket in 13.4 overs before Tiwary and Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan (11 not out) completed the win to deny two-time champions Chennai a hat-trick.
"Bisla and Kallis got the partnership Kolkata needed," said Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
"I think the ball started coming on slightly better in the second half but under the conditions, we batted well. Our bowlers were not getting the reverse swing."
Australian paceman Ben Hilfenhaus bagged two wickets for Chennai, who were facing elimination at one stage of the tournament.
The little-known opener smashed five sixes and eight fours in his quickfire 48-ball 89 as Kolkata surpassed Chennai's total of 190-3 with two balls to spare at the Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.
Kolkata's other batting star was South African Jacques Kallis, who made a crucial 49-ball 69 with the help of one six and seven fours despite suffering a hamstring injury in the later part of his knock.
"Mission accomplished," said Kolkata skipper Gautam Gambhir.
"Chasing 191 against the defending champions in their backyard shows the character of Bisla. It proves a captain is only as good as his team."
Man-of-the-match Bisla and Kallis put on 136 runs for the second wicket in 13.4 overs before Tiwary and Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan (11 not out) completed the win to deny two-time champions Chennai a hat-trick.
"Bisla and Kallis got the partnership Kolkata needed," said Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
"I think the ball started coming on slightly better in the second half but under the conditions, we batted well. Our bowlers were not getting the reverse swing."
Australian paceman Ben Hilfenhaus bagged two wickets for Chennai, who were facing elimination at one stage of the tournament.
संविधानसभाको अवसानसँगै महिला अधिकार र अवसरका मुद्दाहरु पनि चकनाचुर भएका छन् ।
संविधानका लागि 'ड्राफ्ट' भइसकेका घरभित्रको काममा पुरुषको बराबर साझेदारी, घरभित्रको कामको मुल्याङ्कन, पैतृक सम्पतिमा समान अधिकार, प्रजनन स्वास्थ्यको अधिकारलगायत महिलाका मुद्दाहरु 'खोस्टा' बनेका हुन् ।
'लामो समयको लैङ्गकि लडाइ र त्यसबाट प्राप्त उपलब्धी एकैछिनमा स्वाहा भयो,' निवर्तमान सभासद् सपना प्रदान मल्लले सोमबार कान्तिपुरसँग कुरा गर्दै भनिन्, 'निर्वाचन पछि बन्ने नयाँ संविधान सभाले महिलाका यी मुद्धालाई स्थापित गर्ने हो या नगर्ने अन्यौल सिर्जना भएको छ ।'
एक सय ९७ पूर्व महिला सभासद्ले चार वर्ष लामो मेहनत र परिश्रम गरेर आफ्ना अधिकारलाई स्थापित गराइसकेका थिए । मल्लका अनुसार अबको संविधानसभाले यी मुद्दालाई संबोधन गर्छ/गर्दैन भन्ने ग्यारेन्टी छैन । सभासद्ले अहिलेसम्म गरेका कामलाई मुल्याङ्कन गरेर त्यसैबाट अगाडि बढ्ने गरी गृहकार्य गरेमात्र संविधान बन्ला कि भन्ने आशा गर्न सकिन्छ ।
अन्तरिम संविधानले व्यवस्था नगरेका तर नयाँ संविधानले मस्यौदा गरेका यी अधिकारबाट अर्को संविधान नबनुञ्जेल महिला बञ्चित भएका छन् ।
संविधानको प्रस्तावनादेखि नै महिलाका मुद्दा समेटिएको बताउँछन् पूर्व सभासद् एकराज भण्डारी । प्रस्तावनामै 'लैङ्गकि विभेद' हटाउने भनिएको थियो । 'मौलिक हकमा महिलालाई विशेष अधिकार दिइएको थियो,' उनले भने, 'मौलिक हकमा भएको 'बन्देज' च्याप्टरमा महिलालाई अधिकार प्राप्त गराउनका लागि पुरुषका अधिकारमासमेत बन्देज लगाउन सक्ने व्यवस्था गरिएको थियो ।'
निर्वाचन प्रणाली अदालत र सबै संवैधानिक नियुक्तीमा समानुपातिक समाबेशी सहभागिता हुने व्यवस्था थियो ।
संविधानका लागि 'ड्राफ्ट' भइसकेका घरभित्रको काममा पुरुषको बराबर साझेदारी, घरभित्रको कामको मुल्याङ्कन, पैतृक सम्पतिमा समान अधिकार, प्रजनन स्वास्थ्यको अधिकारलगायत महिलाका मुद्दाहरु 'खोस्टा' बनेका हुन् ।
'लामो समयको लैङ्गकि लडाइ र त्यसबाट प्राप्त उपलब्धी एकैछिनमा स्वाहा भयो,' निवर्तमान सभासद् सपना प्रदान मल्लले सोमबार कान्तिपुरसँग कुरा गर्दै भनिन्, 'निर्वाचन पछि बन्ने नयाँ संविधान सभाले महिलाका यी मुद्धालाई स्थापित गर्ने हो या नगर्ने अन्यौल सिर्जना भएको छ ।'
एक सय ९७ पूर्व महिला सभासद्ले चार वर्ष लामो मेहनत र परिश्रम गरेर आफ्ना अधिकारलाई स्थापित गराइसकेका थिए । मल्लका अनुसार अबको संविधानसभाले यी मुद्दालाई संबोधन गर्छ/गर्दैन भन्ने ग्यारेन्टी छैन । सभासद्ले अहिलेसम्म गरेका कामलाई मुल्याङ्कन गरेर त्यसैबाट अगाडि बढ्ने गरी गृहकार्य गरेमात्र संविधान बन्ला कि भन्ने आशा गर्न सकिन्छ ।
अन्तरिम संविधानले व्यवस्था नगरेका तर नयाँ संविधानले मस्यौदा गरेका यी अधिकारबाट अर्को संविधान नबनुञ्जेल महिला बञ्चित भएका छन् ।
संविधानको प्रस्तावनादेखि नै महिलाका मुद्दा समेटिएको बताउँछन् पूर्व सभासद् एकराज भण्डारी । प्रस्तावनामै 'लैङ्गकि विभेद' हटाउने भनिएको थियो । 'मौलिक हकमा महिलालाई विशेष अधिकार दिइएको थियो,' उनले भने, 'मौलिक हकमा भएको 'बन्देज' च्याप्टरमा महिलालाई अधिकार प्राप्त गराउनका लागि पुरुषका अधिकारमासमेत बन्देज लगाउन सक्ने व्यवस्था गरिएको थियो ।'
निर्वाचन प्रणाली अदालत र सबै संवैधानिक नियुक्तीमा समानुपातिक समाबेशी सहभागिता हुने व्यवस्था थियो ।
The earthquake struck at 10:22am (0222 GMT) at a depth of 38.7 kilometres (24 miles), about 47 kilometres east of Tangshan city -- site of one of China's worst ever earthquakes, which killed an estimated 242,000 people in 1976.
The Chinese government gauged Monday's earthquake at a slightly stronger 4.8 magnitude, according to a statement by the China Earthquake Network Centre.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Two men engulfed themselves in towering flames outside a temple that is a popular tourist site in Lhasa, marking the first time a recent wave of self-immolations to protest Chinese rule has reached the tightly guarded Tibetan capital, two U.S. broadcasters reported Monday.
Radio Free Asia
said in a statement that the men were taken away by authorities within
minutes of setting themselves on fire Sunday outside the Jokhang Temple.
There have been at least 34 immolations since March of last year to
draw attention to China's restrictions on Buddhism and to call for the
return from exile of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. Most have taken place in heavily Tibetan areas of China, but only one had occurred in Tibet itself and none in the capital.
Protests have become rare in remote Tibet and Lhasa in particular
because of tight police security that has blanketed the area since
anti-government riots erupted in Lhasa in 2008.
Radio Free Asia cited a Tibetan living in exile as saying he had heard
from others inside Tibet that huge flames had engulfed the two men and
that they were believed to be seriously hurt or dead.
RFA said the men in Sunday's protest were believed to be monks but
their identities and personal details were not immediately available.
U.S.-funded radio broadcaster Voice of America reported that the two
men worked at a Lhasa restaurant called Nyima Ling. It identified one of
the men as 19-year-old Dorjee Tseten but was unable to give the name or
age of the other.
A woman with the Lhasa city police denied any immolation attempts had
occurred. Like many Chinese bureaucrats, she refused to give her name.
Fu Jun, an official with the propaganda department of the Tibetan
regional Communist Party office, said he was unaware of any immolations.
Radio Free Asia said Lhasa was under heavy police and paramilitary guard and that the situation was very tense.
Chinese authorities have confirmed some of the self-immolations over the past year but not all.
India's prime minister held talks with Myanmar's
president Monday in a historic visit aimed at boosting trade and energy
links and contesting the influence of regional rival China.
Manmohan Singh, the first Indian premier to visit Myanmar in a quarter of a century, was greeted with a guard of honour as he met President Thein Sein in the capital Naypyidaw.
Energy-hungry India is eyeing a raft of agreements with its neighbour after dramatic reforms in Myanmar ended its international isolation.
Singh will travel to the main city of Yangon for talks with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday, in a move seen as a sign that India also wants to repair links with the veteran activist.India has since pointed to recent dramatic reforms under a new quasi-civilian regime, including Suu Kyi's election to parliament in April by-elections, as a validation of its stance.
Singh is the latest in a series of top-level visitors to Myanmar as the international community begins easing sanctions, raising hopes that the impoverished nation could be the next big frontier market.
An Indian diplomat who declined to be named told AFP that about 12 agreements were set to be inked during the talks on Monday.
Singh is seen as looking to expand India's influence after half a century of military rule left Myanmar heavily reliant on Chinese investment and political support.
Indian-backed infrastructure projects in the country include a port at Sittwe on the Bay of Bengal but New Delhi's presence lags well behind that of Beijing, which is behind a host of major energy developments.
"India does seem to have been rather slothful in its response to Myanmar's reforms compared to the enthusiasm shown by many other world leaders," said Rajiv Biswas, Asia-Pacific Chief Economist at IHS Global Insight.
He said Myanmar was in the grips of a "gold rush", and that oil and gas are an area of "considerable opportunity" for investors.
According to data from IHS, China led the ranking in investments in Myanmar last year, pledging $8.3 billion, with India trailing in 13th place, with $189 million pledged.
Indian trade with Myanmar stood at $1.2 billion in 2010, far short of the $4.4 billion between China and Myanmar.
Singh, who is travelling with a top-level business delegation, stressed the countries' "shared history and culture" in a statement ahead of the visit.
Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, was administered as a province of India during British colonial rule and the two countries have religious links dating back to the early spread of Buddhism more than 2,000 years ago.
Tony Blair's decision to openly court Rupert Murdoch to win power and
ensure favorable coverage during his decade-long tenure as British prime
minister will come under scrutiny when he faces a media inquiry on
Monday.
The inquiry, ordered by Prime Minister David Cameron after Murdoch's now defunct News of the World tabloid admitted hacking phones, has tarnished Britain's elite by laying bare the collusion between politicians, the police and the media.
Blair kicks off an important week at the Leveson inquiry by answering questions about his often obsessive media management which included courting Murdoch.
The inquiry has so far focused on the conduct of the media and the close ties between Murdoch's empire and serving ministers, helping the opposition Labour Party leader Ed Miliband consolidate his position with attacks on Cameron.
But the grilling of Blair, who recast the relationship between the
media and politicians by "spinning" news to gain the most favorable
coverage, could undermine Miliband's attempt to portray Labour as a
party above courting media tycoons.
While Blair is no longer active in British politics, the inquiry may still prove uncomfortable as it examines issues such as his decision after stepping down as prime minister to become a godfather to Murdoch's daughter Grace at a ceremony on the banks of the river Jordan.
"Blair led the way in having no shame about courting Murdoch," said Ivor Gaber, professor of political journalism at City university.
"He set the style and the standard and if you regard Cameron as the 'heir to Blair' then it's not exactly surprising that he followed suit."
Murdoch told the inquiry last month that he had never asked a prime minister for anything.
Blair set the tone for his relationship with Britain's press when he flew to Australia in 1995 to speak before a gathering of Murdoch's executives who had previously used their British tabloids to vilify his Labour Party predecessors.
The decision infuriated much of his left-of-centre party who saw the Australian-born tycoon as a right-winger who had helped to keep them out of power for years.
"People would be horrified," Blair said later in his autobiography. "On the other hand ... not to go was to say carry on and do your worst, and we knew their worst was very bad indeed."
"The country's most powerful newspaper proprietor, whose publications have hitherto been rancorous in their opposition to the Labour party, invites us into the lion's den. You go, don't you?"
The speech received a standing ovation and Murdoch indicated for the first time that he could be willing to switch the allegiance of his newspapers to the Labour Party.
"If our flirtation is ever consummated Tony then I suspect we will end up making love like porcupines, very, very carefully," he told him.
The inquiry, ordered by Prime Minister David Cameron after Murdoch's now defunct News of the World tabloid admitted hacking phones, has tarnished Britain's elite by laying bare the collusion between politicians, the police and the media.
Blair kicks off an important week at the Leveson inquiry by answering questions about his often obsessive media management which included courting Murdoch.
The inquiry has so far focused on the conduct of the media and the close ties between Murdoch's empire and serving ministers, helping the opposition Labour Party leader Ed Miliband consolidate his position with attacks on Cameron.
But the grilling of Blair, who recast the relationship between the
media and politicians by "spinning" news to gain the most favorable
coverage, could undermine Miliband's attempt to portray Labour as a
party above courting media tycoons.While Blair is no longer active in British politics, the inquiry may still prove uncomfortable as it examines issues such as his decision after stepping down as prime minister to become a godfather to Murdoch's daughter Grace at a ceremony on the banks of the river Jordan.
"Blair led the way in having no shame about courting Murdoch," said Ivor Gaber, professor of political journalism at City university.
"He set the style and the standard and if you regard Cameron as the 'heir to Blair' then it's not exactly surprising that he followed suit."
Murdoch told the inquiry last month that he had never asked a prime minister for anything.
Blair set the tone for his relationship with Britain's press when he flew to Australia in 1995 to speak before a gathering of Murdoch's executives who had previously used their British tabloids to vilify his Labour Party predecessors.
The decision infuriated much of his left-of-centre party who saw the Australian-born tycoon as a right-winger who had helped to keep them out of power for years.
"People would be horrified," Blair said later in his autobiography. "On the other hand ... not to go was to say carry on and do your worst, and we knew their worst was very bad indeed."
"The country's most powerful newspaper proprietor, whose publications have hitherto been rancorous in their opposition to the Labour party, invites us into the lion's den. You go, don't you?"
The speech received a standing ovation and Murdoch indicated for the first time that he could be willing to switch the allegiance of his newspapers to the Labour Party.
"If our flirtation is ever consummated Tony then I suspect we will end up making love like porcupines, very, very carefully," he told him.
The Broader Madhesi Front has withdrawn all its pre-announced protest
programmes, including the Tarai shutdown, following the dissolution of
the Constituent Assembly. After the prime minister announced CA
elections on Sunday midnight, BMF affiliates see no need to carry on
their agitation.
“As postponement of its revolution, the Front has formally withdrawn its protest programmes. Our agitation will take up another form and shape. The ongoing Tarai banda ends with this statement,” said Arjun Thapa, Central Committee member and Foreign Relations Department chief of Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum Nepal (MJF-N).
Thapa said that the country has taken a new direction and that their protest with erstwhile demands was irrelevant in the changed situation. However, he denied that it was the end of their movement.
Thapa said that the Front has procedural disagreements with the CA election announcement. “CA dissolution and announcement of fresh CA elections are unconstitutional. We have already objected to the way the prime minister did it.”
Another MJF-N lawmaker, Abhishek Pratap Shah, said the Front will soon discuss its future course of actions. He stressed the need for greater confidence among political parties to resolve conflicting issues. “We must go for a referendum if this is what the people want. But we should resolve all the issues at any cost. Political parties can't help but trust each other.”
The Front, an alliance of CA members from the Tarai-Madhes region, had been agitating against the proposed 11-state federal model.
“As postponement of its revolution, the Front has formally withdrawn its protest programmes. Our agitation will take up another form and shape. The ongoing Tarai banda ends with this statement,” said Arjun Thapa, Central Committee member and Foreign Relations Department chief of Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum Nepal (MJF-N).
Thapa said that the country has taken a new direction and that their protest with erstwhile demands was irrelevant in the changed situation. However, he denied that it was the end of their movement.
Thapa said that the Front has procedural disagreements with the CA election announcement. “CA dissolution and announcement of fresh CA elections are unconstitutional. We have already objected to the way the prime minister did it.”
Another MJF-N lawmaker, Abhishek Pratap Shah, said the Front will soon discuss its future course of actions. He stressed the need for greater confidence among political parties to resolve conflicting issues. “We must go for a referendum if this is what the people want. But we should resolve all the issues at any cost. Political parties can't help but trust each other.”
The Front, an alliance of CA members from the Tarai-Madhes region, had been agitating against the proposed 11-state federal model.
The idea of fresh elections could 'polarise' the Nepali polity and
'crisis may further deepen,' Nepal watchers here have cautioned. Some of
them even went on to say that it will be better to hold the elections
for a new parliament rather than electing a new Constituent Assembly
(CA).
"In the past, the CA also had the legislative role. After the elections to a new parliament, it can also act as the CA if needed," argued Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, the former Indian ambassador to Nepal.
The editor of Indian daily The Hindu, Siddhartha Varadrajan, said the decision to go to the polls will further polarise Nepal's domestic politics. "On one side, going to fresh elections or clamping emergency will have the danger of losing the political gains Nepal has achieved over few years," said Varadrajan. "On the other hand, the possibility of parties like Nepali Congress and CPN-UML not participating in the elections is high as they seem to be losing their support among voters."
Another Indian expert on Nepal issues Ashok Mehta, a retired Major General of the Indian Army, however, still sees room for revival of the CA and extending its tenure with consensus among political parties.
"The President is yet to accept the Prime Minister's proposal of fresh polls. I think, given the past experiences, the President can revive the CA and extend its tenure by three or six months, clamping emergency," said Mehta.
"Most of the issues have already been resolved by the dissolved CA. So, it is not a good idea to elect a new CA because the political process may go back to the pre-2008 period," he added.
Regarding New Delhi's 'role' in Nepali polity, almost all the experts and former diplomats share the thought that India was keen to see the promulgation of a federal constitution by May 27.
"India has been stressing that Nepal's transition to democracy, stability and prosperity must be Nepali-led and Nepali-driven,” said Mukherjee. “As a close neighbour and good friend, India was very keen to see the constitution being promulgated within the stipulated time.
"But the completion of the whole political process is not an easy job and everything could not happen overnight. I am still optimistic that political forces in Nepal will be able to agree sooner rather than later on a reasonable and acceptable constitution to all Nepalis."
"In the past, the CA also had the legislative role. After the elections to a new parliament, it can also act as the CA if needed," argued Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, the former Indian ambassador to Nepal.
The editor of Indian daily The Hindu, Siddhartha Varadrajan, said the decision to go to the polls will further polarise Nepal's domestic politics. "On one side, going to fresh elections or clamping emergency will have the danger of losing the political gains Nepal has achieved over few years," said Varadrajan. "On the other hand, the possibility of parties like Nepali Congress and CPN-UML not participating in the elections is high as they seem to be losing their support among voters."
Another Indian expert on Nepal issues Ashok Mehta, a retired Major General of the Indian Army, however, still sees room for revival of the CA and extending its tenure with consensus among political parties.
"The President is yet to accept the Prime Minister's proposal of fresh polls. I think, given the past experiences, the President can revive the CA and extend its tenure by three or six months, clamping emergency," said Mehta.
"Most of the issues have already been resolved by the dissolved CA. So, it is not a good idea to elect a new CA because the political process may go back to the pre-2008 period," he added.
Regarding New Delhi's 'role' in Nepali polity, almost all the experts and former diplomats share the thought that India was keen to see the promulgation of a federal constitution by May 27.
"India has been stressing that Nepal's transition to democracy, stability and prosperity must be Nepali-led and Nepali-driven,” said Mukherjee. “As a close neighbour and good friend, India was very keen to see the constitution being promulgated within the stipulated time.
"But the completion of the whole political process is not an easy job and everything could not happen overnight. I am still optimistic that political forces in Nepal will be able to agree sooner rather than later on a reasonable and acceptable constitution to all Nepalis."
उनले संविधान बन्न नसकेकोमा क्षमायाचना पनि गरे। अनि भने- हामी संविधानतिर केन्द्रित भयौं तर कङ्ग्रेस र एमालेहरु सत्ता कसरी प्राप्त गर्ने भन्नेमा लागे। पत्रकार सम्मेलनमा उनले यस्तो बताएका हुन।
कतिलाई हिँजोको घटनामा विदेशीको हात छ भन्ने लागेको होला भन्दै उनले नेपालीलाई यस्तो मनोरोग लागेको र यसबाट हामी मुक्त हुनुपर्छ भने। आफूमा आत्मविश्वास नभएकाले यस्तो रोग लागेको पनि उनले बताए।
आफूले संविधान सभा जोगाउन सङ्कटकाल लगाउँ भनें तर कङ्ग्रेसका नेता शेरबहादुर देउवाले हुन्छ भने तर कङ्ग्रेस र एमालेका सबै नेताले हुँदैन भने, लगाउँछ भने सरकारले नै लगाउ भने- दाहालले भने। तर सबै मिलेर लगाउने तर दोषचाहिँ माओवादीलाई मात्र लगाउने हो भने लगाउन सकिन्न भनेर मैले नै भनें- उनले थपे।
आफूहरु परिवर्तनको संवाहक भएकाले दुई तिहाई मत दिनुपर्यो भनेर चुनावमा जानुको विकल्प नभएकाले निर्वाचन घोषणा गरेको पनि उनले बताए। उनले आफूले नै बाहुन क्षेत्रीलाई अन्यबाट झिकेर आर्य खस नामाकरण गर्नुपर्छ भन्ने प्रस्ताव राखेको दाबी पनि गरे।
संविधान सभाका लागि भएको खर्च बालुवामा पानी हालेको हैन भन्दै उनले यसबाट धेरै अभ्यास भएको र धेरै सिकिएको बताए। विशेष समितिले पनि धेरै काम गरेको बताउँदै उनले भने- चार चार पटक पनि संविधान सभा चुनाव हुन सक्छ, यो कुनै ठूलो कुरा हैन। भोलि संविधान बनाउन अहिलेको उपलब्धि निकै ठूलो आधार बन्न सक्ने भनाई पनि उनको थियो।
त्यसैले पत्रकार र अरु कोही पनि निराश हुनुपर्ने आवश्यकता छैन भन्दै उनले अब चुनावमा जाँदा फेरि पुरानै एजेण्डा लिएर जाने पनि बताए। अनि भने- अब चुनावमा हाम्रो दुई तिहाई आउँछ भन्ने मलाई लागेको छ, अहिले केही समयका लागिमात्र जनता रिसाएका हुन सक्छन्।
प्रगतिशील तथा पेसागत कानुन व्यवसायी संगठनले निर्वाचन घोषणा गर्ने
प्रधानमन्त्रीको कदम असंवैधानिक भएको निष्कर्ष निकालेको छ । निर्वाचनका
लागि राजनीतिक सहमतिको सरकार गठनको विकल्प नभएको उसको ठहर छ ।
'संविधानसभाको समयावधि छँदै अन्तरिम संविधान संशोधन गर्ने र जननिर्वाचित
निकायलाई जानकारी गराउने कामसमेत नगरी संविधानसभा भंग गर्ने
प्रधानमन्त्रीको असंवैधानिक कदमको भत्र्सना गर्दछौँ,' संगठनका महासचिव हरि
फुयालले सोमबार जारी गरेको विज्ञप्तिमा भनेका छन्, 'प्रधानमन्त्रीले
संविधानसभाको विघटन हुनुअघि नै उसलाई विश्वस्त पार्नुपथ्र्यो ।'
संविधानसभाको कार्यकाल सकिनु केही घन्टाअघि प्रधानमन्त्री बाबुराम
भट्टराईको अध्यक्षतामा बसेको मन्त्रिपरिषद्को बैठकले आगामी मंसिर ७ गते
नयाँ निर्वाचनको तिथि तय गरी संविधानसभा र निर्वाचन आयोगलाई त्यसको जानकारी
दिइएको थियो ।
यसअघि सर्वोच्च अदालतले जेठ १४ मा नयाँ संविधान जारी नगरे संविधानसभा स्वतः विघटन हुने फैसला गरेको थियो । अन्तिम समयमा राजनीतिक सहमति भई संविधान जारी हुने वा रूपान्तरित संसद्ले बाँकी जिम्मेवारी पाउने आसमा बसेको संविधानसभा अन्तिम बैठकसमेत नबसी आइतबार मध्यराति विघटित भएको थियो ।
संविधानसभाको कार्यकाल सकिनुअघि नयाँ निर्वाचनका लागि आवश्यक संवैधानिक व्यवस्था गर्ने प्रस्ताव पनि नलैजाने र केही घन्टा भए पनि समय बाँकी छँदै नयाँ निर्वाचनको निर्णय गरी संविधानसभा भंग भएको घोषणा गर्ने प्रधानमन्त्रीको कदमप्रति संगठनले आपत्ति जनाएको हो । 'प्रधानमन्त्रीको कदमले सर्वोच्च अदालतको निर्णय कार्यान्वयनसम्बन्धी गलत नजिर स्थापित भएको छ,' फुयालले भनेका छन् । प्रधानमन्त्रीको उक्त कदम निर्वाचनका लागि राजनीतिक सहमति जुटाउनसमेत असफल रहेको उनको टिप्पणी छ ।
यसअघि सर्वोच्च अदालतले जेठ १४ मा नयाँ संविधान जारी नगरे संविधानसभा स्वतः विघटन हुने फैसला गरेको थियो । अन्तिम समयमा राजनीतिक सहमति भई संविधान जारी हुने वा रूपान्तरित संसद्ले बाँकी जिम्मेवारी पाउने आसमा बसेको संविधानसभा अन्तिम बैठकसमेत नबसी आइतबार मध्यराति विघटित भएको थियो ।
संविधानसभाको कार्यकाल सकिनुअघि नयाँ निर्वाचनका लागि आवश्यक संवैधानिक व्यवस्था गर्ने प्रस्ताव पनि नलैजाने र केही घन्टा भए पनि समय बाँकी छँदै नयाँ निर्वाचनको निर्णय गरी संविधानसभा भंग भएको घोषणा गर्ने प्रधानमन्त्रीको कदमप्रति संगठनले आपत्ति जनाएको हो । 'प्रधानमन्त्रीको कदमले सर्वोच्च अदालतको निर्णय कार्यान्वयनसम्बन्धी गलत नजिर स्थापित भएको छ,' फुयालले भनेका छन् । प्रधानमन्त्रीको उक्त कदम निर्वाचनका लागि राजनीतिक सहमति जुटाउनसमेत असफल रहेको उनको टिप्पणी छ ।
साना दलहरूले निर्वाचनका लागि आवश्यक संवैधानिक व्यवस्थासमेत नगरी
संविधानसभा विघटन गर्नु षड्यन्त्रमूलक रहेको निष्कर्ष निकालेका छन् ।
नेकपा (माले) को पोलिटब्युरो बैठकले प्रधानमन्त्री बाबुराम भट्टराई नेतृत्वको काम चलाउ सरकार हटाई अविलम्ब राष्ट्रिय सरकार गठनको माग गरेको छ । 'राजनीतिक सहमतिबिना गैरसंवैधानिक, षड्यन्त्रमूलक र स्वैच्छाचारी ढंगले काम गर्ने सरकार देशका ज्वलन्त समस्यालाई समाधान गर्न अयोग्य र अक्षम भएको छ,' बैठकपछि विज्ञप्ति जारी गर्दै महासचिव सीपी मैनालीले भनेका छन्, 'यस्तो सरकार हटाई राजनीतिक सहमतिका आधारमा अविलम्ब राष्ट्रिय सरकार गठन गर्नुपर्छ ।'
नेकपा (संयुक्त-माक्सवादी) ले बहकाउ र उक्साहटको सिकार हुनबाट जोगिँदै जालझेल र षड्यन्त्रका राजनीतिविरुद्ध खडा हुन जनतासँग आह्वान गरेको छ । पार्टी अध्यक्ष लोकनारायण सुवेदीले विज्ञप्ति जारी गरी नयाँ निर्वाचनको घोषणालाई 'ग्रान्ड डिजाइन' अन्तर्गतको षड्यन्त्र भएको टिप्पणी गरेका छन् ।
राप्रपा नेपालले संविधानसभाबाट नयाँ संविधान निर्माण गर्ने आम नेपालीको चाहनालाई माओवादी, कांग्रेस, एमाले र मधेसी मोर्चाले कुठाराघात गरेको आरोप लगाएको छ । मुलुक संविधानसभा निर्वाचनपूर्वको अवस्थामा पुगेको उल्लेख गर्दै अध्यक्ष कमल थापाले १२ बुँदे समझदारीको मार्गचित्र असफल भएको दाबी गरेका छन् ।
राप्रपा नेपाल ताजा जनादेशको पक्षमा रहेको तर सबै राजनीतिक दलहरूबीच राजनीतिक सहमति र गृहकार्य नगरी एकपक्षीय रूपमा गरिएको घोषणाप्रति आपत्ति जनाएको छ । भट्टराईको नेतृत्वमा रहेको सरकारको वैधानिक एवं नैतिक आधार समाप्त भइसकेको उल्लेख गर्दै थापाले स्वतन्त्र, निष्पक्ष एवं भयरहित चुनावका लागि निष्पक्ष चुनावी सरकार गठनको माग गरेका छन् ।
नेकपा (माले) को पोलिटब्युरो बैठकले प्रधानमन्त्री बाबुराम भट्टराई नेतृत्वको काम चलाउ सरकार हटाई अविलम्ब राष्ट्रिय सरकार गठनको माग गरेको छ । 'राजनीतिक सहमतिबिना गैरसंवैधानिक, षड्यन्त्रमूलक र स्वैच्छाचारी ढंगले काम गर्ने सरकार देशका ज्वलन्त समस्यालाई समाधान गर्न अयोग्य र अक्षम भएको छ,' बैठकपछि विज्ञप्ति जारी गर्दै महासचिव सीपी मैनालीले भनेका छन्, 'यस्तो सरकार हटाई राजनीतिक सहमतिका आधारमा अविलम्ब राष्ट्रिय सरकार गठन गर्नुपर्छ ।'
नेकपा (संयुक्त-माक्सवादी) ले बहकाउ र उक्साहटको सिकार हुनबाट जोगिँदै जालझेल र षड्यन्त्रका राजनीतिविरुद्ध खडा हुन जनतासँग आह्वान गरेको छ । पार्टी अध्यक्ष लोकनारायण सुवेदीले विज्ञप्ति जारी गरी नयाँ निर्वाचनको घोषणालाई 'ग्रान्ड डिजाइन' अन्तर्गतको षड्यन्त्र भएको टिप्पणी गरेका छन् ।
राप्रपा नेपालले संविधानसभाबाट नयाँ संविधान निर्माण गर्ने आम नेपालीको चाहनालाई माओवादी, कांग्रेस, एमाले र मधेसी मोर्चाले कुठाराघात गरेको आरोप लगाएको छ । मुलुक संविधानसभा निर्वाचनपूर्वको अवस्थामा पुगेको उल्लेख गर्दै अध्यक्ष कमल थापाले १२ बुँदे समझदारीको मार्गचित्र असफल भएको दाबी गरेका छन् ।
राप्रपा नेपाल ताजा जनादेशको पक्षमा रहेको तर सबै राजनीतिक दलहरूबीच राजनीतिक सहमति र गृहकार्य नगरी एकपक्षीय रूपमा गरिएको घोषणाप्रति आपत्ति जनाएको छ । भट्टराईको नेतृत्वमा रहेको सरकारको वैधानिक एवं नैतिक आधार समाप्त भइसकेको उल्लेख गर्दै थापाले स्वतन्त्र, निष्पक्ष एवं भयरहित चुनावका लागि निष्पक्ष चुनावी सरकार गठनको माग गरेका छन् ।
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