Kathmandu, Feb 28: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has held discussions with the leaders of Madhes-centric political parties on various issues including constitution amendment process, local level polls and basis of consensus.
During the meeting held this evening at Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar, the PM is learnt to have urged the Madhes-centric leaders to move ahead with the process of local level polls by forging consensus in the agreeable issues and gradually resolve other pending issues.
The PM’s secretariat said that issues on local level restructuring, constitution amendment process and role of Madhesi-centric parties were discussed during the meeting. The PM also drew attention of the Madhes-centric leaders regarding the subversion of achieved achievements in case the constitution was not implemented from the local elections.
Likewise, the PM sought suggestions from the Madhesi leaders to take the amendment proposal in the conclusion and told the Madhesi leaders that the government was serious and committed to the amendment motion.
After the meeting, co-chairman of Federal Socialist Forum Nepal Rajendra Shrestha said they told the PM that the Madhes-centric parties were ready for elections if the constitution amendment proposal was taken ahead.
The Madhes-centric leaders are learnt to have proposed to keep the local level under the province, keep liberal provision for adding new province and determine special and autonomous region in the local level.
The leaders of Madhes-centric parties, CPN (Maoist Centre) and Nepali Congress are scheduled to meet on Tuesday for further discussions. RSS
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