Assembly meeting put off indefinitely

Chairman of the session Kul Bahadur Gurung declared the CA meeting postponed until further notice.During todays meeting, CA members condemned the major political parties for reducing the Assembly to a rubber stamp.Nepali Congress member Narahari Acharya flayed the political leadership for failing to appoint a chairman of the Assembly and nominating 26 members. he asked.Invite us six months later if our role is not needed in the government formation, Budha said.The members, during the meeting of the separate Legislature-Parliament that was held two hours after the CA meeting, seriously criticised the political leadership for not being able to form the government and appointing the chairman of the CA and 26 members to the Assembly.Though the CA meeting has been postponed for indefinite period, the next parliamentary meeting is scheduled for Friday.

The meeting of the Constituent Assembly was today postponed for an indefinite period. Chairman of the session Kul Bahadur Gurung declared the CA meeting postponed until further notice.During today’s meeting, CA members condemned the major political parties for reducing the Assembly to a rubber stamp.Nepali Congress member Narahari Acharya flayed ... ...political leadership for failing to appoint a chairman of the Assembly and nominating 26 members. “Why the cabinet is not doing anything about the appointment of the members to give the assembly a complete shape?” Acharya asked.He also condemned the parties for not appointing the President of the nation even after the constitution was amended to include the provision for appointment of the President.Another CA member, Gagan Thapa, accused the leadership of working against the spirit of the Janaandolan and the election to the CA. “Why the agenda of government formation and other major issues are not being placed before the sovereign CA and why discussions are taking place in party offices?” Thapa questioned. “There is no meaning of drafting the Constitution in such a way,” he added.“This is a disrespect to the Janaandolan-II and the martyrs,” Thapa added. “The elites of the major parties have no authority to take every decision on their own and turn the CA into a rubber stamp,” Thapa added.Maoist CA member Raj Bahadur Budha accused the leadership of disregarding the role of the Assembly. “The government is doing nothing though two months have passed since the CA election,” he said. “Why are the leaders taking the issue of government formation to open forums like Reporters’ Club and meetings of the political parties, sidelining the CA?” he asked.“Invite us six months later if our role is not needed in the government formation,” Budha said.The members, during the meeting of the separate Legislature-Parliament that was held two hours after the CA meeting, seriously criticised the political leadership for not being able to form the government and appointing the chairman of the CA and 26 members to the Assembly.Though the CA meeting has been postponed for indefinite period, the next parliamentary meeting is scheduled for Friday.

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