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Peace Process Or Constitution First: A Protracted Controversy
By KTM Metro Reporter
March 28, 2011: Speaking at a function of distributing radio sets to senior citizens and excellent journalism award held by the Ilam Municipality on March 26, 2011, Chairman of Constituent Assembly Subash Nemwang has said that the question of whether the peace process or constitution should be completed first has divided the political parties, ‘The rising Nepal’ of March 27, 2011 writes. "The differences among the parties are widening over the issue and they must be resolved," the newspaper quotes him. However, he has said that the Constituent Assembly has no role to play in concluding the peace process; it is entirely the business of the government but the government has not been able to complete it because of the difference among the political parties on this issue.
In addition, the government has been unable to set up a state restructuring commission due to the disagreement on it among the parties but the Constituent Assembly cannot play any role in setting up the commission Mr. Nemwang has said. However, number of constitutional contentious issues has been reduced to 24. The Constituent Assembly can complete the writing of a new constitution on time if the political parties come together and work on it.
At the same time, speaking at a function held by the Nagarjun Literary Foundation President of NC Sushil Koirala has said that the UCPN-Maoist has not been honest with completing the peace process, as the party has not given a priority to it. If the Maoist leaders have been delaying the peace process feeling insecure, he has questioned why the Maoist leaders need to feel unsafe when the state security forces and the Maoist combatants have been providing them with security, ‘The Rising Nepal’ of March 27, 2011 writes.
