Bhaktapur, Dec 20: Chairman of the
Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee (CPDCC), Dr Baburam
Bhattarai, has said it was not essential enough to regard January 22 as the
deadline to promulgate new constitution on consensus.
Inaugurating the First District
Convention of National Human Rights Concern Centre Nepal, Bhaktapur, organised
at Madhyapur Thimi, Bhaktapur, today, Chairman Dr Bhattarai said, "The new
constitution is now to be promulgated for the people. It is not must to regard
January 22 as the deadline for this. The new constitution can be promulgated
even after January 22."
The Former Prime further said it was
difficult to promulgate constitution without forging consensus on the major
issues of the constitution, including the form of governance, state
restructuring and electoral system.
However, he said the efforts were still
afoot to forge consensus. It could be promulgated at any date if consensus was
forged, he added.
The CPDCC Chairman said two meetings are
scheduled today to hold discussions and prod the different political parties,
committees and sub-committees for the consensus.
Expressing worry over the failure to
reach to a positive conclusion despite continuous discussions and meetings,
leader Bhattarai said there was no alternative to consensus. He pointed out the deteriorating situation of
human rights in the country and added that situation of human rights would also
be all right after the promulgation of new constitution.
Different persons including commissioner
of the National Human Rights Commission Prakash Wasti, rights activist
Gauri Pradhan, chairman of the Press
Council Nepal Borna Bahadur Karki stressed on the need for ensuring human
rights in the new constitution. RSS
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