Maoist lawmakers who came out of the parliamentary party office said they signed a paper calling a special session.[break] “We were asked to sign a paper for special session,” said Maoist lawmaker Binod Pahadi.
Senior party leaders however denied that they are bringing such a motion. “The reports that we are bringing a no-confidence motion are absolutely false,” said Maoist Vice-Chairman Narayankaji Shrestha adding that there is no plan to call a special session of the parliament.
As per the constitutional provision, a special session of the parliament can be called if one fourth of the House members demand so.
Shrestha also said the party’s standing committee meeting Sunday afternoon decided to speed up parleys with other political parties to promulgate the constitution on time, and reiterated that the meeting did not take up the issue of the special session.
Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal was busy in meeting his party leaders at the parliamentary party office. He also met Madhesi People’s Rights Forum (MPRF) leader J P Gupta and Janatadal leader Harsih Chandra Shah.
Gupta said Dahal sought the former’s support for a no-confidence motion. “We want to table a no-confidence motion against the government to debunk the myth that Maoists are planning to capture state power through an urban armed revolt or go back to jungle. We also want to prove that we are committed to the legitimate ways of parliamentary politics,” Gupta quoted Dahal as telling him.
Maoist standing committee member Amik Serchan said his party could go for a special session of the parliament for consensus on constitution-drafting. “As the government is in a slumber, we can hold a special session of the parliament for constitution-drafting, if other political parties are also willing,” said Serchan. But he also ruled out that the party is going for a special session to unseat the government.
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