The agitating Madhes-based parties on Saturday said the revision proposal, in line with which the Constitution Amendment Bill was endorsed, though was progressive; it was “incomplete”, as it fell short of addressing their concerns, including redrawing of federal boundaries.
The agitating Madhes-based parties on Saturday said the revision proposal, in line with which the Constitution Amendment Bill was endorsed, though was progressive; it was “incomplete”, as it fell short of addressing their concerns, including redrawing of federal boundaries.
The bill was endorsed on Saturday amid protests by lawmakers of the Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha (SLMM).
Morcha leaders said that they would make further comments after thoroughly “studying the text”.
Rajendra Shrestha, co-chair of the Sanghiya Samajbadi Forum Nepal, one of the constituents of the SLMM, said that the proposal by Nepali Congress leaders Minendra Rijal and Farmullah Mansoor was progressive than the original bill that was filed in Parliament on December 15.
As many as 24 proposals were filed by more than 100 lawmakers of different parties, seeking to amend the bill, which was endorsed in the House after incorporating the proposal registered by Rijal and Mansoor.
“But it will be too early to make any comment, as we are yet to go through the amendment proposal,” said Shrestha.
Shrestha added that Morcha’s protests would continue unless “there is an agreement on redrawing federal boundaries”.
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