Kathmandu, June 9: Senior leaders of the ruling CPN-UML and main opposition Nepali Congress met Wednesday to seek a political consensus for implementing the constitution, resolving the dispute over the formation of parliamentary special hearing committee and on post-quake reconstruction.
At the meeting held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar for two hours, Congress leaders said that implementation would become easier if they are consulted prior to tabling bills in the parliament, while also suggesting not to move ahead unilaterally in regards to the legislation and structures essential for holding parliamentary elections on Magh 7, 2074.
The party was also of the view of having a 75-member parliamentary hearing committee like in the past. It emphasized on passing regulations of the parliament through a consensus, instead of voting.
The two parties also agreed today to seek a way out through separate talks to be held between CPN-UML Chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba on coming June 15.
Speaking at the meeting, NC President Deuba called for a political atmosphere conducive to implementation of the new constitution and complained about handing over NGOs the responsibility of post-quake reconstruction. The Congress party also stressed on keeping the judiciary and bureaucracy free from political influence, wiping out blackmarketeering and controlling increase rate of kidnappings and murder in the society, NC leader Bimalendra Nidhi said.
In response, UML Chair and Prime Minister Oli stressed on collaboration between the parties that were together during the democratic movements, and reiterated his call to the NC to join the present government to expedite implementation of the constitution and post-quake reconstruction. He also expressed the readiness to work with the main opposition on matters of drafting new legislations.
This discussion between senior leaders of the two parties held after a long interval is also expected to help formation of a national consensus government in the future, UML Secretary Pradip Kumar Gyawali said.
Senior leaders of both the parties had joined today’s meeting held under the leadership of the respective party Chairs. RSS
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