Speaker Nemwang holds series of consultations ahead of special session
As Speaker Subash Nemwang continued consultation with the seven party leaders, the special session of the parliament scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, which is expected to go voting on the demands put forward by the Maoist, has been delayed.
Nemwang today held a meeting with leaders of the CPN (Maoist) and the UML at his residence. Maoist chairman Prachanda, his deputy Dr Babu Ram Bhattarai and Maoist lawmaker Khim Lal Devkota, UML general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, Jhal Nath Khanal, Ishwor Pokharel and legal expert Agni Kharel were present at the meeting.
The efforts for consensus continue with the Maoists and the Nepali Congress refusing to soften their stances on the demands for fully proportional voting system and announcement of republic form the House.
In his final attempt of facilitating a political consensus, Speaker Nemwang is also scheduled to meet the chief whips of all the parties in the interim parliament before the session begins.
The parliament today will go for voting on the Maoist proposal if the parties failed to arrive at a consensus.
The parliamentary party meeting of the Nepali Congress held this morning has decided to vote against the proposal filed by the Maoists and the UML and said it would not go against the decisions of the central committee and the Mahasamiti.
The parliamentary party of the Maoists held today at Singh Durbar decided to “act responsively” on the proposal filed at the parliament.
On Sunday, the UML had called for unity and consensus on the new political demands to avoid further crisis. It also decided to remain neutral if voting needed to decide on the issue.
The communist parties are expected to hold joint meeting later today to discuss the current political scenario. nepalnews.com ia Oct 29 07
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