Laxman Prasad Aryal (File Photo)
The Interim Constitution Drafting Committee has agreed to initiate formal works from Monday after Sunday’s meeting of the committee with the Government and Maoist talks teams.

Talking to Nepalnews, coordinator of the committee, former Justice Laxman Prasad Aryal said Sunday’s meeting agreed to induct one woman member and another member in the committee by Sunday afternoon. He added the committee will formally start its work from Monday.

He informed that they discussed the necessary requirements for the committee and the procedures to move ahead during the meeting.

It is learnt that the officials of the committee raised concern over the government’s delay in issuing formal letters to them. Home Minister and coordinator of the government’s talks team, Krishna Prasad Sitaula, assured to issue formal letters soon.

A girl holding a placard in front of the Singha Durbar demanding representation of Dalits in the interim constitution drafting committee, in a program organized by the Ethnic NGO Federation, Nepal, Sunday, June 25 06. nepalnews.com/AAN

A girl holding a placard in front of the Singha Durbar demanding representation of Dalits in…
Aryal said that they have decided to start formal work from Monday after the committee gets full shape.

He informed that the committee will complete the work of preparing interim constitution within 15-days from the date of starting work.

The government and the Maoists, during the high level talks on Friday, had formed the interim constitution drafting committee with the mandate of submitting the draft constitution within 15-days. Confusion then emerged as the government did not provide formal letters to them to start their work.

The officials of the committee refused to start formal work without formal letters to them.

The government and Maoist talks teams agreed to induct two more people including a women representatives in the five member committee, making it a seven member one, after controversy from the start, with no representation of women.

Other people from Dalit and indigenous communities have also been organizing protests demanding their representation in the committee.