Bhattarai reiterated that the major contentious issues of the new constitution should be settled through consensus while the rest could be finalized through voting. Chairman of the Constitutional Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee (CPDCC) of the Constituent Assembly, Baburam Bhattarai, has said that the political parties have not demanded unanimity on the major disputed issues of the new constitution.Leaders from the three major political parties reached a five-point agreement Wednesday on ending prolonged parliament obstructions and resolving other disputes. With the signing of the agreement, the UCPN (Maoist) and other opposition parties agreed to let House proceedings resume after over two months of deadlock. Meanwhile, the CPDCC tabled its report at the CA full House meeting on Wednesday. CPDCC Chair Bhattarai submitted the report incorporating the details of 30 thorny issues settled by the committee and the three issues it has failed to resolve so far.
