Madhesi demands to be included in constitution

KATHMANDU, July 1 - The major three parties have agreed to propose a supplementary amendment bill in the fifth amendment to the interim constitution to fulfill the demands floated by the Madhes-based parties. A meeting held between the ruling three parties --- Nepali Congress (NC), CPN-Maoist and CPN-UML --- and ... ...Madhes-based parties Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF), Terai-Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP) and Rajendra Mahato-led Nepal Sadbhawana Party (NSP-M) at the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction in Singhadurbar this morning reached an understanding on the issue which was rose after the Madhesi lawmakers began disrupting the CA meet since last Thursday.Today's meeting has agreed to include the provisions of autonomous Terai region and mass recruitment of Madhesis in the security bodies in the fifth amendment to the interim constitution.As per the agreement reached between the political parties, a draft taskforce has been formed to prepare the supplementary proposal in the amendment bill.The taskforce comprises of UML's Bhim Rawal, Maoist's Dev Gurung and NC's Bimalendra Nidhi.The Seven Party Alliance (SPA) will ratify the proposal prepared by the draft committee, which will be passed later by the Council of Ministers. The government will then present the proposal at the Constituent Assembly (CA) sitting, according to leaders.The Madhesi lawmakers had been disrupting the parliamentary session of the CA since last Thursday pressing the government to include the agendas of the agreement signed between the United Democratic Madhesi Front and the government on February 28 in the statute amendment.

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