Under a compromise brokered between the major parties and the CPN (Maoist), the Constituent Assembly has finally passed the Interim Constitution Fifth Amendment Bill 2008. The present amendment to the interim constitution tries to revert to some basic notions of…
President Dr Ram Baran Yadav, who is the first elected head of the state, and bears principal responsibility to uphold the Constitution and abide by it, has asked the Constituent Assembly (acting as the legislature) to elect a new prime…
Nepal turned the palace of the besieged king Gyanendra into a museum after ending the Shah dynasty and declaring a republic last month. As one can guess in any democratic society, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) which has established…
A constituent assembly is not a degradation ceremony. It has to treat itself as worthy of honor, dignity and self-respect which a body worth this name unconditionally needs to maintain its sanctity in the eyes of the common people. At…
There seems to be no end to the political gridlock in Nepal even after the formation of the Constituent Assembly to draft a new constitution for the country. For many, the Constituent Assembly does not matter. What matters to this…
With less than a week left for the apparent end of monarchy, the CPN (Maoist) leaders have intensified their demand that King Gyanendra leave the palace well before May 28. This is the fateful date set by Prime Minister Girija…
The Interim Constitution of Nepal 2007, which pledged a Constituent Assembly (CA) to the people, has done so without enumerating its constituent powers whatsoever. All that this constitution provides for is a guarantee of the basic rights of the Nepali…
With the election to the Constituent Assembly accomplished, the focus of political debate in Nepal has at once shifted from the electoral issues to the issues involving formation of a new government according to the fresh mandate. But in the…
Betrayal , as a form of deception or dismissal of prior political commitment, is not uncommon in politics anywhere. However, the fact that Prime Minister G. P. Koirala, with 65 years of active politics, is capable to do it is…
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