[The second phase of the agitation by the UCPN(M) is over without achieving the desired result: the downfall of the incumbent government and its replacement by a new one headed by Prachanda. There is hardly any scope for any confusion over what the goal of the agitation is/was: 'civilian supremacy' means Maoist-led govt. The fact that now the UCPN(M) has at least started talking of no confidence motion is quite significant in view of its continuing blocking of parliamentary sessions, even disallowing the annual budget to be discussed and taken up for passing. Evidently, one cannot take up a no confidence motion without at least partially withdrawing from that mode.]
I/V. http://www.nepalnews.com/main/index.php/news-archive/1-top-story/2417-ucpn-m-hints-at-no-confidence-motion-against-govt.html UCPN (M) hints at no confidence motion against govt Sunday, 15 November 2009 18:30 Unified CPN (Maoist) vice chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha has said his party is planning for a no confidence motion against the current coalition government to topple it and open doors for new national consensus government. Speaking at Reporters Club on Sunday, Shrestha his party now has no alternative to filing no confidence motion since Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal failed to take initiative for forging national consensus to end deadlock. Claiming that leaders of Nepali Congress and CPN (UML) have accepted president’s move as unconstitutional though of political nature, Shrestha said the parties have to accept it publicly that it hindered ‘civilian supremacy’. Similarly, former Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand urged the opposition party to table no confidence motion against the current government as a means to end the current deadlock. Mentioning that national sovereignty is stake, Chand urged the bigger parties to sideline partisan interests for greater national cause. He said parties must focus on writing a new constitution rather than on changing governments. II. http://www.nepalnews.com/main/index.php/news-archive/2-political/2418-ca-meets-after-long-gap-report-on-fundamental-rights-and-states-directive-principles-presented-.html CA meets after long gap; report on fundamental rights and state’s directive principles presented Sunday, 15 November 2009 20:01 The Constituent Assembly (CA) met after a long gap, Sunday. Its committee on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of the State presented its report with a concept paper and draft for the new constitution at CA’s full meeting today. The report includes issues related to fundamental rights and duties of a citizen, provisions for citizenship and directive principles of the state. The committee has proposed for 31 fundamental rights and 10 fundamental duties of a citizen. Presenting the report at the CA, chairperson of the committee Binda Pande said, most of the clauses on the report were passed unanimously by the 43-member committee, although there are notes of dissents in some of the clauses. CA chairman Subash Chandra Nemwang has allocated November 18, 19, 22, 23 and 24 for the discussion of the report. This is the seventh report presented at the CA for discussion. Four committees are yet to finalise their reports. Meanwhile, the legislature parliament also ran for a few seconds today. The legislature parliament passed a Condolence Motion for the death of former member of House of Representative Tek Bahadur Chokhyal in today’s meeting. UCPN (Maoist) whip Posta Bahadur Bogati said, his party would allow the House to proceed only for the condolence motion. III. http://www.nepalnews.com/main/index.php/news-archive/2-political/2413-chand-says-civilian-supremacy-means-maoist-led-govt.html Chand says 'civilian supremacy' means Maoist-led govt Sunday, 15 November 2009 14:13 Standing committee member of the Unified CPN (Maoist) Netra Bikram Chand has defined ‘civilian supremacy’ as formation of a new government under his party’s leadership. Talking to media persons in Banke on Sunday morning, Chand said it was his party that people had given the mandate during the CA election to lead peace process and constitution writing task. He claimed foreign forces compelled his party to quit the government seeing the possibility of not getting new constitution as per their interest. He added pro-people constitution is impossible without Maoists taking government leadership. Chand reiterated his party’s stand for rectification of the step taken by President Dr Ram Baran Yadav to nullify the decision taken by cabinet holding executive power on the army chief case. He said, if the largest party in the parliament is given the right to lead the government, it automatically rectifies the president’s move and restore civilian supremacy. Chand mentioned his party is ready to withdraw protest programmes only when environment is created for Maoist-led government. IV. http://www.nepalnews.com/main/index.php/news-archive/2-political/2397-khanal-sees-possibility-of-new-govt.html Khanal sees possibility of new govt Saturday, 14 November 2009 18:36 CPN (UML) chairman Jhala Nath Khanal, who returned from a week-long visit to New Delhi a few days earlier, said discussion among the parties on forming a new government is possible. Speaking at an interaction organised by the Reporters Club on Saturday, Khanal said the possibility of new government to forge political consensus could be discussed among parties. "A meeting of all the parties will decide whether to form new government or to keep the existing government intact," said he. He also said the parties will discuss whether a solution to the current stalemate can be found by coaxing the Maoists to join the current UML-led government. Reacting to the rumours of top-level secret meetings going on for some time in a bid to a new government, the UML chairman said secret meetings would not be helpful in finding a solution to the problem and made it clear that he had not engaged in such meetings. Khanal also urged the Unified CPN (Maoist) to call off its protest programmes and sit for dialogue. Growing polarisation, he said, might invite confrontation between the political forces. On his recent India trip, Khanal said India wants political stability in Nepal and consensus among the political parties. V. http://www.nepalnews.com/main/index.php/news-archive/2-political/2398-maoist-chairman-dahal-start-political-consultations.html Maoist chairman Dahal starts political consultations Saturday, 14 November 2009 19:19 A day after wrapping up the second-phase stir for 'civilian supremacy' and formation of Maoist-led national unity government, Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal started political consultation from Saturday in a bid to find a solution the current deadlock. Dahal met chairman of Nepal Workers and Peasants Party (NWPP) Narayanman Bijukchhe at the latter's residence in Kamal Binayak, Bhaktapur, and held an hour-long discussion on ways to resolve the stalemate. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Dahal said the meeting was dwelled mainly on establishing civilian supremacy and rectifying the President's 'unconstitutional' move. The meeting with Bijukchhe, he said, was part his efforts to win support for the demands put forward by the Unified CPN (Maoist) and the protest movement it has been spearheading for months now.The Maoist party concluded its second phase of stir on Friday after picketing Singha Durbar for two days by a massive crowd of party cadres and supporters. The party has given one-week ultimatum to the 22-party government to reach consensus, warning of even stronger protest programmes if the latter failed to do so. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to greenyouth@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to greenyouth+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
