Constitution won’t be drafted within deadline: Jhalanath Khanal

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 12 Sept: Ruling CPN-UML party Chairman Jhalanath Khanal said Saturday the constitution won’t be drafted within the 28 May 2010 deadline because of deep differences in political parties.
He issued the prediction to reporters at Biratnagar and warned the failure will trigger an a crisis and emergency.
He called the government led by Madhav Kumar Nepal, former party general secretary, a national government which Maoists should join.
But Dr Baburam Bhattarai said in Dandeldhura Saturday the government must be toppled and there was no alternative to a people’s movement.
He justified the movement charging the president for repeatedly violating civilian supremacy..
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PM Nepal to attend peacekeepers meet in New York

Kathmandu, 12 Sept: Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal will attend a meeting of major nations contributing to UN peacekeeping efforts worldwide in New York in September.
Nepal files for New York 20 September to address the annual UN general assembly session and will return home 28 September.
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Bomb defused in front of UML office

Kathmandu, 12 Sept: A bomb was defused overnight in front of the CPN-UML office in Dhanusha.
Goit group of All Terai Liberation Front took responsibility for planting the bomb.
A bomb was planted at the home of a CPN-UML leader is Jhapa as well this week.
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PM Nepal hits back at Prachanda and Maoists

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 12 Sept: Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Saturday hit back at Prachanda calling the critical comments of the Maoist chairman particularly against CPN-UML and Nepali Congress ‘height of uncivilized thinking’.
Nepal said he had efforted to make Maoists ‘cultured’ and make Prachanda a Buddha.
Prachanda’s Friday Kathmandu address was ‘dominated by military thinking,” Nepal said in the capital within 12 hours of the Prachanda address.
Nepal said his government won’t fall until a constitution is drafted despite Maoist prediction of an imminent government collapse.
Chairman of the main constitution drafting committee Nilambar Acharya asked Maoists to sit for a dialogue by abandoning parliamentary and street protests.
“The army has bid farewell to Katawal and a janajati has become the army chief. We believe that the Nepal Army and the police forces will abandon their old monarchical mindset.
“I don’t believe the army will dance to the tune of the foreigners and the kings,” Prachanda said Friday.
“”There must be someone like Gyanendra to kick them [CPN-UML and Congress] into line though I am not saying that he should be restored.
“Now is the time to send political parties to the jungle. We dispatched the king to the jungle from the palace. Old friends in political parties! Now it’s your time, “the Maoist chief added.
“I didn’t expect he [Nepal] would be a puppet of reactionaries and foreigners.
:”Rumours are being spread by agents Maoists are attempting to seize power. Those who applied to Gyanendra for premiership are now seeking foreign help to be government chief,” Prachanda said.
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Army will help enforce special security plan: Gen Gurung

Kathmandu, 12 Sept: Army Chief Gen Chandraman Singh Gurung said the army will help enforce the special security plan of the government without adversely impacting the interim constitution and the broad peace agreement, Kantipur reports.
He issued the directive at a coordination meeting of six division chiefs and department heads Friday.
He said the army is a wing of government which should be helped.
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Arjun Bista wins 3rd Kathmandu marathon

Kathmandu, 12 Sept/: Arjun Bista of Nepal Army clocked 2 hours, 25 minutes 36 seconds to win the 3rd Kathmandu Marathon and a $5,000 award Saturday.
Nine of 10 top runners were from the army.
Kanchi Maya completed the run in 3 hours five minutes and 46 seconds to collect $3,000.
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“I brought Maoists from the people’s war into the peace process visiting remote corners in India and Europe. This time as well and by any means I will end obstructions to parliament.”

(PM Nepal, Gorkhapatra, 12 Sept.)

“A political body cannot supervise the enforcement of law and the constitution. Neither can it interpret the law and the constitution.”

(Lawyer Dr Bhimarjun Acharya, Republica, 12 Sept.)
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