Party leaders, experts urge government to meet people’s expectation

May 16, 2006
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Leaders of various political parties and representatives of civil society have accused the incumbent government of failing to work as per people’s expectations regarding the issue of constituent assembly.

Speaking at an interaction in the capital on Monday, they said that there is a need of debate over the issue and also urged the government to form interim statute for holding the election of the constituent assembly.

Pradip Gyawali of the CPN UML said that the country needs restructuring on various fronts like social, religious, ethnic and regional.

“If the new constitution failed to address these issues it would be no good for the development of the country,” he said, adding the country should move towards establishment of a democratic republic through an election to a constituent assembly.

The interim statute is getting delayed, he said, urging the civil society to keep pressuring the government for the same.

Leader of Nepal Sadhbhawana Party (Anandidevi), Sarita Giri, said territorial unity and territorial integrity should be incorporated in the new constituent assembly.

Constitutional expert Nilamber Acharya said that the new constitution should abolish autocracy and address the Maoist problem. Acharya stressed on sustainable peace, republican state, development through social and economic restructuring.

Human rights activist Daman Nath Dhungana said if changes come in fractions despite such a big movement, it will not mean anything. Revival of the House does not solve any problem on its own; it just shows light at the end of tunnel, Dhungana said.