Speaking during the party's parliamentary meeting held at Constituent Assembly (CA) Building in New Baneshwar, several NC lawmakers, including Bimalendra Nidhi, Dr Shekhar Koirala and Amaresh Kumar Singh, had come down heavily against the party's top leadership for failing to honor the constitutional supremacy.
NC lawmaker Dr Shekhar Koirala asked if NC was moving in the right direction by openly defying the verdict of the Supreme Court.
Speaking on the occasion, another lawmaker Nidhi maintained that the NC should convince other parties to form a Federal Commission to delineate the boundary of new federal provinces. "Let's form the Commission comprising of non-political persons and entrust it with the responsibility to delineate boundaries within a month. New statute should be promulgated by the CA itself," Nidhi said.Nidhi also expressed dissatisfaction over the failure of the party to honor the SC's verdict. Nidhi argued that the proposed federal commission could be given one-month time instead of six months to promulgate the new statute on fast-track basis.
Likewise, another NC lawmaker Amaresh Singh said that if the party does not abide by the Article 138 of the Interim Constitution, he will also not abide by the CA rules and regulations. He also asked the party's leadership to take necessary steps to honor the SC's verdict.
Speaking on the occasion, other NC lawmakers came down heavily on those criticizing the party's top leadership. Lawmaker Mohan Basnet even questioned the loyalty of those who criticized the party's leadership.
Lawmakers also criticized the party's leadership, including General Secretary Krishna Prasad Sitaula, for failing to put the word 'pluralism' in the new statute. Likewise, the party's leadership faced wrath from some lawmakers for failing to ensure the rights of various marginalized groups.
The meeting will continue on Friday as several lawmakers are yet to put forth their views.
District presidents seek rescheduling of local convention
Nepali Congress (NC) district presidents have asked the party's top leadership to reschedule the party's local level conventions.
Speaking during the gathering of the party's district presidents on Thursday, they argued that there is no possibility to hold village, municipal and district level contentions of the party's on time. They cited the effects of the massive earthquake and rainy season as important reasons to defer the general convention.
The NC earlier announced to hold its 13th General Convention on September 10-14. "Although it is possible to hold the general convention on the stipulated time, holding the party's village, municipal, and district level conventions on time is not possible within the scheduled date," NC Dhading District President Ram Nath Adhikari said.
According to Adhikari, most district presidents argued that the dates of village, municipal and district level conventions should be rescheduled without affecting the general convention to be held on September 10. They had also argued that there was lack of venue to hold convention at local level.
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