Nepal Constitution bill to sail through
Nepal’s three major political parties decided to reach a consensus on a bill to amend the new Constitution to resolve the current political crisis amid the ongoing protests by Madhesis demanding greater representation and review of provincial boundary demarcation
By : migrator
Update: 2015-12-29 06:46 GMT
Kathmandu
“A meeting of three major parties and the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front will be convened soon to make a common opinion among the political parties regarding the constitution amendment bill tabled in the Parliament and the ongoing Madhes movement,” according to Prime Miniter’s press adviser Pramod Dahal. Madhesis, largely of Indian-origin, are agitating over the new Constitution demanding more representation. They are also protesting division of their ancestral homeland under the seven-province structure.
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