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HLPC discusses summoning CA session


Kathmandu, Jan. 4: The High Level Political Committee (HLPC) has held discussions on summoning the Constituent Assembly (CA) session at a time the Election Commission (CA) has made public the list of CA members under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) and Proportional Representation (PR) category.
After a meeting of the committee held at the Peace Fund Secretariat in Babarmahal on Saturday, political party leaders said the discussions was centered on summoning the CA at the earliest after it has almost taken full shape.
However, today's meeting did not dwell on who will call the first CA meeting and on which date, they said.
Emerging from the meeting, Nepali Congress (NC) Vice President Ram Chandra Poudel said the meeting was focused on the topic of summoning of the CA meeting after the EC finalized its work to give almost full shape to the CA.
CPN-UML leader Raghuji Panta said that the meeting did not discuss who would summon the meeting. Since the matter who should summon the CA meeting is already sub-judice in the Supreme Court (SC), it makes no sense to hold further discussions on the topic, he added.
With the Election Commission unveiling the final name list of candidates elected to the new CA under FPTP and PR  system, political parties are  divided in their views on who should summon the CA meeting. President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has also started discussions about the matter with top leaders of major political parties.
It may be noted that the then Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala had summoned the first meeting of the previous CA in his capacity as the officiating head- of- the- state. As per the constitutional provision, the first meeting of CA shall be held within the 21 days of the publication of CA candidates' final name list in the national gazette.
The government is yet to nominate remaining 26 candidates to the 601-member CA.
Some parties are advocating that as per the international tradition and previous practice, the President shall call the CA meeting whereas some others are of the opinion of following the constitutional provisions related to the matter.
Talking to media persons after the meeting, UCPN (Maoist) leader Posta Bahadur Bogati said the meeting discussed the issues of holding the CA meeting at the earliest. Similarly, party's another leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha said the matter of who will call the CA meeting was not discussed in the meeting. "It would be better if the President also does not hold discussions about the matter, as it has been already a legal issue and will be settled by the court," he said.

Committee coordinator NC President Sushil Koirala chaired the meeting. CPN (UML) Chairman Jhalanath Khanal, UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Madhesi Janadhiakr Forum (Democratic) Chairman Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar, Terai Madhes Democratic Party Chairman Mahantha Thakur, Terai Madhes Sadbhawana Party Nepal Chairman Mahendra Yadav and Sadbhawana Party Chairman Rajendra Mahato were among those present in the meeting.

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