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Progress

The Himalayan Times
20 Oct.2011
Progress

Kudos to Subash Chandra Nembang, Chairperson of Constituent Assembly (CA) for urging PM Bhattarai to make a tangible progress on peace and new constitution drafting processes before his departure to New Delhi as reported in “Nembang wants tangible progress on peace front” (THT, Oct.18, Page 1). He (Nembang) should be playing proactive and facilitating role to bring the major parties on the same board and repeatedly hammering them to sincerely put their every effort to complete the people’s mandated twin tasks by the fast approaching deadline. It was encouraging to know that the PM had also assured Nembang that he would do the needful before his departure to New Delhi.

Unless, somebody outside these major political parties keeps engaging them on the agenda of these two processes, they would continue to play only the power games hampering completion of prime tasks by the deadline. Nembang should use his respectable chair for regularly reminding the major stakeholders of Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) not to waste any time on power and blame games. His facilitating role has been crucial at this time of politically unstable situation. He should have played such proactive roles in the past rather than simply chairing CA and house session.

However, unless the major parties become sincere and committed to complete these tasks, there does not seem that there will be tangible progress as envisaged by the PM. For this, they need to be morally obligated and sensible themselves towards the completion of peace and new constitution processes within the deadline. But, looking closely at their on going political activities, it does not seems that they would be able to fulfil the people’s noble wish of seeing long lasting peace and new constitution in their hands. Time is running out fast. However, I am still optimistic that they would not dishearten their voters.

Rai Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj, Kathmandu

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