cpdcc meet inconclusive, parties rigid to their position

Kathmandu, Nov 11: The meeting on Tuesday of the CA Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee held inconclusively after the major three parties' stuck to their respective position.

            The Committee meeting was held at Singha Durbar to seek a consensus in the major contentious issues of the forthcoming constitution.

            At the meeting, NC and CPN-UML urged the CPDCC Chair Dr Baburam Bhattarai to take their proposal before the Constituent Assembly.

            The opposition parties including the UCPN (Maoist) and Madhes-centric parties however said that there was no alternative to a consensus, and suggested keeping the proposal of the ruling parties only as a reference document.

            Talking to reporters following the meeting, CPDCC Chair Dr Bhattarai said deliberations for a consensus did not yet any result.

            He also said that a consensus was also essential as per the CA Legislature-Parliament rules of procedure to take the NC-UML proposal before the CA.

            NC Vice-president Ram Chandra Poudel however said that the NC-UML proposal would be tabled before  the CA following deliberations on Wednesday.

            He said a consensus was still possible even after sending the contentious issues in the form of a questionnaire to the CA.

            Meanwhile, CPDCC Chair Dr Bhattarai has proposed to senior leaders of the major political parties to form a mechanism of only the senior leaders in the CPDCC in order to forge a consensus on the contentious issues of the new constitution.

            The proposal was made during informal discussion held with leaders of  NC, UML, UCPN-M, RPP, MJF-D and others at his office in Singha Durbar.

            However, NC leaders are said to have rejected the proposal. RSS