The subcommittee formed under the CA committee on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles in its preliminary draft has set “establishing federal republic system” as a political objective of the state. It has also decided to adopt the model of cooperative federalism.
- Lawmakers for military training to youths
- Maoist for revolutionary land reform, janabadi education
However, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist), among other parties, have registered their differing views on the main text.
CP Gajurel of the UCPN (Maoist) registered a different opinion saying that the political objective should be to “establish the people´s federal republic”. Pradip Kumar Gyawali of UML and Ramesh Lekhak of NC registered their joint opinion demanding that “establishment of federal democratic republic based on pluralism and multiparty democracy competition” be set as an objective.
Lila Nyaichyai of Nepal Workers Peasants Party registered her views in favor of “socialist republic”.
On national security and national unity, Gajurel and Arbind Sah of Tarai Madhes Democratic Party demanded that the state principles also include the provision of “giving military training to youths for the protection of the country´s sovereignty, independence and integrity”.
Similarly, Sunil Babu Pant of the CPN (United) demanded that the state make it “mandatory for youths to give at least one year of service for the development of the country”, while Lekhak has expressed his views in favor of “mandatory training on peace and good conduct”.
On setting policy about agriculture and land reforms, Gajurel and Nyaichyai filed separate additional opinions demanding “revolutionary land reform policy and principle of land for tillers”.
Apart from demanding janabadi (people´s) education policy, Gajurel has registered yet another opinion in favor of “ensuring right to self-determination with preferences on natural resources and means for indigenous communities and ensuring ethnic autonomy”.
The preliminary draft report prepared by the subcommittee needs to be adopted by the full committee and should be endorsed by two-thirds majority of the CA before inclusion in the new constitution.
Earlier, the subcommittee had submitted another preliminary draft on fundamental rights to the committee. Lawmakers from several political parties registered 27 differing views in the previous draft as well.
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