No need of Govt. letter to the drafting committee: AG

June 20, 2006
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Attorney General, Yagyamurti Banjade, has said that the recently formed Interim Constitution Drafting Committee headed by formef Supreme Court Justice, Laxman Prasad Aryal, need not wait for a letter from the government to start its job as it is formed as per political decision.
“Their help was asked by the political parties and as such, there was no need of any formal letter from the government for the committee to start its work,” Banjade said, adding, “The members of the committee can start their work immediately. The government can provide staff, office and other infrastructure if they need it.

Banjade said the political parties should provide support if they want.

The Attorney General added that the committee members, being legal experts, were sought by the parties to prepare the draft but the draft they prepared will not be the final document.

However, The Himalayan Times daily quoted, Sambhu Thapa, a member of the committee and chairman of Nepal Bar Association, as saying that he would wait for a formal letter from the government for a day and if he does not get one, would return to the bar.

Sindhu Nath Pyakurel, another member of the committee also said they cannot begin work without getting a letter from any department of the government.

“We need office and letters from any authority of the government. Otherwise we cannot work,” Pyakurel added.

The high level talks between the government and the Maoists on Friday formed the committee with the mandate of submitting the interim constitution within 15 days.