Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal yesterday said the government aims at tabling a constitution amendment proposal in the parliament before November 6 and will try to build consensus among the major stakeholders, including the agitating Madhesis.
While addressing the parliament to inform about his recently concluded visit to Goa to attend the Brics-Bimstec Outreach Summit earlier this week, he said discussions were underway for the same so as to table the proposal within next three weeks, before the Chhath festival which is considered major in this country.
Dahal also informed the lawmakers that the draft of the proposal was at its final stage.
He, however, admitted that talks held among the major parties so far had not been much fruitful in this regard; hence, the government was doing further homework to make the
discussions more fruitful.
The government has accorded top priority to conclude the constitution amendment process in consensus of the main opposition CPN-UML and agitating parties and groups, including Madhesis, Tharus and Janajatis, he said.
“I want to assure you,” he said, addressing the disgruntled groups, “Your genuine concerns will be addressed.”
The Madhesi parties and ethnic minority groups have been pressing the government to amend the constitution at the earliest for addressing their demands relating to re-demarcation of provincial boundary and other relating to more rights and representation to the marginalised communities.
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