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Govt seeks to extend CA term
The coalition government has registered a bill seeking extension of the Constituent Assembly’s deadline in the parliament on Monday, 11 days before the country is supposed to adopt a new constitution.
The Maoist Party has said it will oppose the bill saying there is “no meaning in giving our approval for the CA extension deadline until [...]
Rally to go on despite threats
Organisers of the Peace Rally scheduled for Friday have received threats of bodily harm, one of the organisers said on the condition of anonymity because of fear of further harm.
The banda-opposing rally, due to be held in Basantapur Darbar Square, was organised jointly by the Federation of National Chamber of Commerce, Professionals’ Alliance for Peace [...]
Talks fail, strike begins
The Maoist-called indefinite strike began with the shutdown of transportation, educational institutes and industries on Sunday after a meeting of the three parties failed to produce a consensus.
Speaking at the rally to mark International Labour Day on Saturday, Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said the people will not leave the street until the government is [...]
“Peace process at risk”
UNMIN Chief Karen Landgren has said the peace process is in risk because of the breakdown of consensus among the political parties.
“After May 1, the situation is unpredictable, and may seriously endanger the peace process,” she said at a press conference on Friday.
Landgren mentioned that she had met Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who assured [...]
Preparing for the big day
The preparations for the May Day rally are in full swing and thousands of Maoist cadre have already entered Kathmandu. Kantipur writes:
The Maoists have housed more than 20 thousands party workers in 38 different venues in the capital including schools, hotels, catering houses and YCL camps, the police said. Beside that, there are also thousands [...]
Squeezing stone
The hope that the constitution may be written on time is officially over as one of the ruling parties, CPN-UML, asked to extend the term of Constituent Assembly. Republica reports:
Coming with the conclusion that there is no possibility of producing a new constitution by the May 28 deadline, the parliamentary party meeting of the CPN-UML [...]
Let down
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal is losing support from friends while opponents have made their voices stronger. We have a list of parties who have added their voice to the opposition.
Those who have withdrawn their support:
Nepali Sadbhavana Party (Anandadebi) – The party has accused that the government failed to forge a national political consensus. With [...]
