Democracy For Nepal

Monday, July 17, 2006

Brikhesh Chandra Lal: Representation In Constituent Assembly

This paper was presented in a workshop organized by DEMAS (Democratic Madhesi Society) Janakpur on July 11, 2006.

75 Districts

There is this growing tendency among some Pahadi leaders, Narayan Man Bijukchhe and Surya Bahadur Thapa amog them, to try to use the 75 districts for federal demarcation of parliamentary boundaries. That is a ploy to stack the cards agains the Terai. Terai has only 16 of the 75 districts, but half the population.

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Leaders come up with common concept paper for restructuring of state NepalNews leaders of six major political parties have came up with a joint concept paper on restructuring and transformation of the state...... Jhalanath Khanal of CPN-UML, Dhruba Bahadur Pradan of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Narahari Acharya of Nepali Congress, Pari Thapa of Jana Morcha Nepal, Minendra Rijal of Nepali Congress-Democratic and Sarita Giri of Nepal Sadbhavana Party - Anandi Devi ....... lessons learnt from the past, state structure and ruling mechanism, transformation and change in state mechanism, change in electoral process, internal democracy in political parties and constituent assembly: people’s participation in state transformation........ presidential, parliamentary or prime ministerial system ....... the nation should be restructured into different states, on the basis of population, geography, language, economic relation and communal-cultural identity....... The regions will prepare their policies, plans and programmes, except on foreign affairs, defence and monetary system. ....... balance of power among the executive, legislative and judiciary..... a strong anti-graft body ‘Dual nationality to British Gurkhas will benefit Nepal’ Sharma calls for reform in Judiciary a new system of appointing judges and terminating incompetent judges should be brought into effect, in the interim constitution....... "The new system should appoint new judges and incompetent judges should be terminated. I should be sacked if I am incapable," he said, pointing out that there are still some judges who have been serving since the Panchayat days........ Rayamajhi commission grills two ex-ministers; summons eight others Govt waives FM royalty, postal charge of newspapers A National Alternative for 'Certificate Citizenry' Putting education to work PM 'surprised' over decision of informal meeting of NC, UML and Maoists Koirala further said that the interim parliament would not be the alternative for the parliament. .... Sushil Koirala and General Secretary Ram Chandra Poudel, who had participated in the informal talks, refuted the reports that they had agreed to such a decision. Parliament can be replaced by interim parliament: UML General Secy. through a political decision ...... urged Maoist chairman Prachanda to transform the structure of his party into a political force by giving up his position as the chief of People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the Maoists. Ten members added in the interim constitution draft committee advocate Agni Karel, Advocate Pushpa Bhushal, Advocate Sushila Karki, Chhatra Kumari Gurung, Shanta Rai, Sunil Prajapati, Parshu Ram Jha, Chandeshwor Shrestha and Kumar Yonjan Tamang. The negotiating teams said they have agreed to add one more person, preferably an advocate, from the Dalit community. NWPP for 151-member advisory assembly in place of HoR 17 members each from Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and NC (D), five each from NWPP, People's Front Nepal, Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi) and United Left Front, 25 from the Maoists and four from civil society in the new assembly....... the prime minister should be elected from the assembly and there should be proportional representation of parties in the council of ministers. ..... Constituent Assembly should comprise 205 members and 103 of them should be directly elected from 75 districts and another 102 through proportional representation system. ..... electoral system for appointment of chief justice, army chief and police chiefs. It suggested a nine-member committee comprising the seven-party alliance and Maoists to mobilize the army (integrated army). ...... providing free health and education facilities to make a discrimination free society Tibetan railway will spur Nepal-China trade boom: Chinese envoy Budget lacks specific direction for sustainable economic development: Experts Yadav suggests PM to resign if he fails to implement eight-point agreement 301-member constituent assembly proposed should be held by mid- May 2007 based on proportional representation model....... a total of 250 members should be elected directly by the people on the basis of adult franchise. Other 20 members should be elected from among the communities having more than 100,000 population, 15 from among the trade unions, intellectual and professionals and 10 more from remote mountainous districts with the population of less than 100,000. Similarly, the all party interim government should nominate six persons representing disabled, marginalized groups, religious groups and any other community that is not represented. There should be at least 33 percent representation of women in the assembly ....... report also suggests for finding solution to the citizenship problem and carrying out census before going to the elections for the constituent assembly. ..... Birendra P. Mishra ... Taranath Dahal, Bhola Nath Dhungana and Sanjeev Ghimire Two million rupees looted in capital; dacoits loot 22 houses in Sarlahi rise in robberies in the capital and other parts of the country in recent days..... , armed dacoits looted property worth Rs 800,000 from 22 houses at ward nos 4, 6 and 7 of Shreepur Village Development Committee of Sarlahi district Friday night....... Addressing an annual conference of the South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) at the University of Columbia in New York, Boucher reiterated his government's position not to accept the Maoist rebels as a political force until the latter "completely" renounced violence. Boucher said, "The problem is with the Maoists. They have continued extortion, abduction and they haven't renounced violence." US supports a UN role in Nepal: Boucher Capital stinks as garbage workers stall Kantipur Publications अन्तरिम संसद् 'संविधानसभाअघि राजतन्त्रको टुंगो' संविधानसभाअघि राजतन्त्रको छिनोफानो’ तराई मुक्ति र्मोचा कार्यकर्ताको हत्या माओवादीद्वारा विकासमा रोक मस्यौदा समितिमा सहभागिता माग सरकारको पचहत्तर दिन पहिले हतियार व्यवस्थापन

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