4 Feb 2015, Kathmandu - The 19-party bloc led by the UCPN (Maoist) is unlikely to attend the Constituent Assembly meeting scheduled for Thursday.
Since the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML had not paved the way for consensus, leaders of the alliance said, there was no point in attending the meet. The opposition is expected to take a formal decision towards this end on
Wednesday.
The Questionnaire Committee is expected to table the report on the contentious issues of constitution writing in the upcoming CA meeting. The Maoist-led alliance has boycotted the meeting of the committee arguing that it was formed despite their reservation.
“We have reached a tentative understanding not to attend Thursday’s meeting,” said Maoist Chief Whip Giriraj Mani Pokharel, who was present during the informal meeting of the bloc on Tuesday.
The alliance has announced protest programmes against the decision to form the committee. Parties in the bloc have directed their CA members to reach their respective constituencies as part of their preparation for the protest.
“We are concentrating our efforts to make the agitation a success. Also, it makes little sense to participate in the process when there is no talk of consensus,” said Shivaji Yadav, chief whip of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal.
According to Pokharel, the Maoist party has decided not to attend House meetings too.
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