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Ending Gender Discriminatory Laws In The Constitution
By KTM Metro Reporter
March 15, 2012: the dispute resolution sub-committee has received another ten days to build a consensus on the contentious issues concerning a new constitution. If the leaders could not come to the common agreement on the remaining contentious issues with the coming ten days, the Constituent Assembly might need to follow the procedures to end the contentions on the issues.
At the same time, speaking at the function to celebrate the International Women’s Day held by four leading women’s networks in Kathmandu yesterday, leaders of the four power centers such as UCPN-Maoist, NC, CPN-UML and UDMF have expressed their commitment to end the gender discriminatory laws and ensure a gender friendly constitution.
"We have been holding discussions in the dispute resolution sub-committee and constitutional committee to amend the discriminatory laws," Chairman of UCPN-Maoist Prachanda said, ‘The Rising Nepal’ of today writes.
"Distributing citizenship is a sensitive issue. We are committed to end the discriminatory laws in granting citizenship," Chairman of CPN-UML Jhalanath Khanal said.
President of NC Sushil Koirala said, "At the time when the country is drafting the constitution, there is a need to carry an in-depth discussion about the citizenship issues. Women of our country have played a significant role in many movements and their rights should be ensured."
Leader of Madeshi Morcha Laxman Lal Karna has said that provisions such as a person should have a Nepali mother and father for receiving a citizenship must be corrected.
Speaking to the reporter at Chandragadi Airport yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister Bijay Gacchedar holding the portfolio of Home Ministry has said the current government would remain in power until the peace process and constitution writing are completed.
CPN-UML has rejected the preliminary proposal for the army integration Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai presented at the Army Integration Special Committee yesterday stating it should follow the seven-point agreement, as only such an approach would ease the constitution writing.
Several Tharu organizations have enforced the western Nepal shutdown demanding the continuity of the Mukhiya system and three legal systems such as Badaghara, Bhalmansa and Mahatawa are recognized as forms of governance in the Tharu community in the new constitution. The community members choose new leaderships following the systems every year.
