UPDATE CA TENURE EXTENDED FOR SIX MONTHS

UPDATE PARLIAMENT EXTENDS CA TERM ANOTHER SIX MONTHS

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 29 Nov.: Parliament Tuesday afternoon extended the constituent assembly (CA) tenure another six months by majority vote.
The term of the Constituent Assembly (CA) was extended for the fourth time on Tuesday. The legislature-parliament approved an 11th amendment to an interim constitution for the third extension; the assembly hasn’t succeeded in promulgating a declared republic declared in the two-year elected mandate.
The CA and parliament members are no longer elected; they have invited themselves to the bodies.
Three among the 508 lawmakers voted against the government sponsored amendment bill.
Before the endorsement of the amendment, the Big Three and a front of Madeshbadi parties signed a six-point agreement to resolve peace issues by mid-December after missing a 30 November deadline.
They also agreed to meet once a week henceforth to review agreement implementation, according to Communication Minister Jayaprakash Prasad Gupta.
Parties will announce a calendar by 6 December to promulgate a delayed constitution.
Parties can’t waste time this time politicking to pull down government and to gain power after the supreme court ruled Friday the CA extension will be the last.
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