KATHMANDU, Sept 16: Organizing a briefing to diplomatic community in Kathmandu on Wednesday, Minister for Foreign Affairs Mahendra Bahadur Pandey said over 92 percent of the people's representatives are taking part in the constitution making process although a few Madhes-based parties have chosen to stay away from the process.
Minister Pandey said although a few Madhes-based parties have taken to the streets there has been adequate representation from the region in the CA.
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"Out of 240 directly elected members, 122 represent the people of 20 districts in Tarai-Madhes. Of them, 110 members are participating in the process. Only 12 elected members have chosen to be out of the process," he said while informing diplomatic community that there has been adequate representation in the statute making process.
Of the total 601 members in the Constituent Assembly, 240 members are elected under the First Past the Post electoral system while 335 are elected on the basis of proportional representation. Likewise, there is a provision to nominate 26 members from the cabinet. "As regards to the members elected on the basis of proportional representation, more than 80 members representing the Tarai-Madhes based ethnic communities are actively participating in the process," the minister said.
Minister Pandey also mentioned that the government's efforts to resolve the concerns of agitating parties could not materialize as they continued snubbing offer for talks.
