CA COMMITTEE SUMMONS TOP LEADERS TO DISCUSS TERM EXTENSION TO COMPLETE A CONSTITUTION

CA COMMITTEE SUMMONS TOP LEADERS TO DISCUSS TENURE TO COMPLETE CONSTITUTION
Kathmandu, 4 April: The meeting of the Constituent Assembly (CA) Business Advisory Committee today decided to call the conveners of the three major political parties as well as the Madhesi Front to its next meeting tomorrow to report on the progress made so far in the constitution writing front.

Committee member and CA member of the Chure Bhawar Ekata Party, Badri Neupane, said the meeting decided to call the party leaders to the committee's meeting at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow for that purpose.

The committee will call UCPN-Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader Ram Chandra Paudel, CPN-UML president Jhalanath Khanal and coordinator of the Madhesi Front, Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar to the meeting and hear from them regarding the progress made so far in connection with constitution-writing and commit them to guaranteeing promulgation of the constitution in the slated time.

The CA Business Advisory Committee had given until April 2 for the major political parties for forging consensus on contentious topics in constitution-writing.

The committee's decision comes after no progress was reported in constitution-writing despite the passage of two days since the termination of the deadline it had earlier set for that purpose.

The committee will decide on further extension of the deadline after hearing from the leaders in its meeting tomorrow [Thursday].
(Note: A Prachanda-sub committee tenure was extended five times for 50 days to clear differences on themes n a basic law. Only54 days remain to complete peace and constitution.)
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ADD TO JOURNALIST MURDER STORY

Kathmandu, 4 April: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bijaya Kumar Gachedhar assured Shiba Gaule over telephone government will investigate the murder.
Gaule is chief of Federation of Nepalese Journalists.
A public meeting was held in Babar Mahain the capital protesting the killing.
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