Caretaker govt can't table new bills: Acharya

KATHMANDU, July 7 - Noted political analyst Nilambar Acharya on Sunday questioned the legitimacy of the present government to introduce new bills in the Constituent Assembly that would leave long-term impact on national politics."It is unfair and unconstitutional on the part of a caretaker government to present such bills in ... ...Acharya said at an interaction organized by Federation of Nepali Journalists.Acharya, a newly picked CA member of Nepali Congress, said the government should not table new bills in the parliament without making the CA a complete body by electing its chairperson and vice-chairperson.Dubbing the Madhesi parties' continuing disruption of CA proceedings as "pressure tactic" to influence the CA in future, Acharya said they should stop such activities as they hinder the democratic system and benefit undemocratic forces.He claimed that the CA as the supreme body, has no obligation to follow past agreements or constitutional provisions arranged in the Interim Constitution. He called for collaboration among parties--CPN-Maoist, Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and Madhesi People's Rights Forum---to lead the country toward progress and to yield the expected goals.Nepali Congress leader Dr Prakash Saran Mahat said it might be the strategy of Madhesi parties to incorporate their demands in the interim statute so as to ensure that their agenda are adopted in the new constitution too.Former Nepal Bar Association Chairman Shambhu Thapa said it would be unconstitutional to incorporate clauses related to drawing up of states and allocation of resources in the interim statute.Thapa said CPN-M, NC and UML have no authority to fulfill the Madhesi parties' demands. "It is the CA which decides these issues," he said. "So let the CA function smoothly first and then formulate a constitution on time.Krishna Pahadi, a human rights activist, said the ongoing disruption of CA has eroded strength and led the nation toward anarchy.

Add to: del.icio.us | Digg