Nepal is in the final lap of writing its constitution. Late on Tuesday night, the draft of the statute was tabled in the Constituent Assembly.
Obstruction from the lawmakers of the Rastriya Prajatantra Pary-Nepal (RPP-N), the Constituent Assembly meeting has begun on Saturday.Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairman Subas Nembang urged the RPP-Nepal lawmakers not to obstruct the meeting saying that he had already expressed his commitment on Friday’s meeting to lend his support to incorporate their issues during amendment of the draft after the lawmakers started to picket the rostrum.While speaking in the meeting, lawmaker Bimalendra Nidhi stressed on naming and delineating the borders of the new provinces by the Constituent Assembly itself. Lawmaker Sujata Koirala stressed on ensuring the provision of issuing the citizenship in the name of mother. Similarly, lawmaker Shekhar Koirala said that the new constitution should address all sectors. Prime Minister and party president Sushil Koirala chaired the meeting attended by party senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba and vice-president Ram Chandra Poudel among other leaders were present. The PP meeting will also continue on Friday.
