KATHMANDU: Main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has asserted that the Constitution should not be amended to merely serve the vested interest of a single person.
Posting a twitter message, NC spokesperson Bishwa Prakash Sharma stated that the Constitution should not be amended without the national-level consultation just to fulfill the vested interest of a person.
Sharma objected to the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) after it formed a three-member task-force led by Madhav Kumar Nepal on Sunday to suggest the Constitution amendment so that it would pave the way for a National Assembly member to become the prime minister.
“Madhes demanded an amendment to the Constitution. It was rejected. Ingeniousness nationalities, Dalit and Tharu communities demanded an amendment to the Constitution. The demand was rejected,” Sharma twitted, ridiculing the NCP’s move to amend the Constitution to serve the vested interest of a single person.
मधेसले माग्यो संविधान संशोधन,भनियो -हुन्न l
जनजातिले मागे हुन्न भनियो l दलित,थारु अनि अरुले मागे तिनलाईपनि हुन्न भनियो l तर आज कोहि एक ब्यक्तिको अनुहार हेरेर संशोधन तयारी ?गम्भीर रास्ट्रीय विमर्श बिना यो के तमासाको तयारी कमरेडहरु ? @cmprachanda @PM_Nepal
— Bishwa Prakash शर्मा (@bishwaprakash77) February 23, 2020
According to party sources, the pressure to amend the constitution came from party Vice Chairman Bam Dev Gautam that would pave the way for him to become the Prime Minister.
The NCP is all set to appoint Gautam as a National Assembly (NA) member.
It should be noted that the term of 19 NA members is expiring next week.
While 18 of them will be replaced by the newly-elected members, one member will be appointed by the President in the recommendation of the cabinet.
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