Thursday, November 24, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Parties cave in to Dalit outrage‚ include rep in SRC

http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Parties+cave+in+to+Dalit+outrage%E2%80%9A+include+rep+in+SRC&NewsID=310421

Parties cave in to Dalit outrage‚ include rep in SRC

Added At: 2011-11-24 7:20 PM

THT ONLINE
Speaking during today's House session‚ UCPN- Maoist lawmaker Tilak
Pariyar and other Dalit lawmakers had warned of obstructing House
proceedings if Dalit representation was not guaranteed in the SRC.

KATHMANDU: Following pressure from Dalit communities and various other
organisations demanding the Dalits' representation in the recently
formed State Restructuring Commission (SRC), a meeting of the three
major political parties—UCPN-Maoist, CPN-UML and Nepali Congress
(NC)—on Thursday decided to appoint an additional member from the
Dalit community in the SRC.

The eight-member SRC was formed on Tuesday with two members each from
the three major political parties and United Democratic Madhesi Front
(UDMF) sans coordinator. The parties however, had reached an agreement
to lead the SRC on a rotational basis after they failed to finalise
the coordinator.

Speaking during today's House session, UCPN- Maoist lawmaker Tilak
Pariyar and other Dalit lawmakers had warned of obstructing House
proceedings if Dalit representation was not guaranteed in the SRC.
Similarly, various Dalit communities had also cautioned of launching a
stern agitation against it.

During the meeting of top brass held at the Ministry of Peace, in
Singha Durbar this afternoon the leaders also came to a conclusion
that the regrouping of Maoists combatants was satisfactory. However,
the main opposition parties UML and NC had attracted the attention of
the UCPN-Maoist towards the property return move saying that it was
not implemented as per the agreement reached among the parties
earlier.

The meeting also took up the issue of the extension of the Constituent
Assembly (CA) term but failed to make any concrete decision regarding
the issue.

Though a bill was tabled at the legislature-pariament today seeking
the 11th amendment of statute to extend the tenure of the CA by six
months, NC and UML have been voicing their reservation over the
extension saying that the extension depends on the progress made in
the peace process. They are yet to finalise the fate of CA.


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