Ultimately, the draft of the new constitution has taken a final shape. The new constitution comprising 35 parts, 294 Articles and seven schedules.
The full meeting of the constitution drafting committee on Sunday unanimously passed the draft of the new constitution. The division of parties on these issues was reflected in the CDC that met after the four-party meeting late evening. Kanshinath Adhikari of UML and Ganeshman Pun of UCPN-M demanded that the cow be removed as national animal and replaced by the rhino, sources said. With this, Nepalis’ longtime aspiration for getting the constitution through the Constituent Assembly is getting fulfilled. The draft will be presented before the CA chairman Subash Chandra Nembang next day, said Krishna Prasad Sitaula, chairman of the constitution drafting committee. The draft is being presented in the CA too next day.
