Madhesi parties dissatisfied with supplementary bill

KATHMANDU, July 5 - Three constituents of the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF), who had signed an agreement with the government on February 28, have expressed dissatisfaction over the issues included in the draft of the supplementary amendment bill.Accusing the major parties of betraying them, the UDMF's constituents--- Madhesi Peoples ... ...Forum (MPRF), Terai-Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP) and Mahato-led Nepal Sadbhawana Party- (NSP-M) --- have decided to continue their struggle in the Constituent Assembly (CA) and the streets.A meeting of the Madhes-based parties held in the capital today has demanded that the agreements forged with the government in the past must be implemented through the CA.They have also warned the parliamentary session of the CA not to run on Saturday as well.Emerging from the meeting, MPRF Coordinator Upendra Yadav charged that the decision taken by the government on Friday was a conspiracy to insult the Madhes-based parties.The Madhesi lawmakers will boycott the CA meet until the demands are met, Yadav informed.Only yesterday, the Council of Ministers had endorsed the draft of a supplementary amendment bill prepared by the three ruling parties Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist.

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