Chitwan, Dec 7: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi has said the government has tabled the constitution amendment bill being based on the consensus among the parties while demarcating the provinces beforehand.
He said this while inaugurating a two-day training on ‘Dalit Rights in Constitution and Dalit Access to Local Election’ organized by Nepal Dalit Association Chitwan here on Tuesday.
DPM Nidhi further said the amendment motion was tabled at parliament in line with the amendment draft agreed upon by top leaders including then President of NC Sushil Koirala, CPN-UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal.
Showing the signed copy of the agreement, DPM Nidhi said all other leaders have put their signatures only at its last page of the agreement but the UML Chair on all the pages.
He also reminded that all the three top leaders had spoken about the dynamic nature of the constitution and the need for amendment over the time.
Lambasting the UML for terming NC an anti-national party, he asked who was anti-national — those who advocate for people’s favour by adopting parliamentary process or those who hit the street against the parliamentary process.
NC would never act against the parliamentary and democratic process so there is no meaning to blame the party as anti-national, Nidhi asserted.
There are no parties other than NC that strongly upholds nationalistic characters and ideals, he added.
Hintign at UML, he said, “Who is nationalist – those who opt to finish off the constitution or those who work for the implementation of the constitution”.
Nidhi further noted that the election environment would be made with the constitution amendment which he said would pave the way for its implementation.
NC played crucial role in ensuring Dalit rights in the constitution, he said, adding the party has been taking stand for the welfare and rights of Dalit community.
At the programme, NC central member Man Bahadur Biswokarma said Dalit is not the outcome of poverty but of discrimination and untouchability.
Also speaking on the occasion were Dalit Association Chairperson Min Biswokarma and NC central member Dr Dila Sangraula.
As many as 200 Dalit leaders are taking part in the two-day training, informed Dalit Association Chitwan District President Shanti Pariyar. RSS
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