This is a press statement jointly issued by senior vice chairman Mohan Vaidya ‘
Kiran’ and General Secretary Ram Bahadur Thapa ‘ Badal’ of the Unified Communist
Party of Nepal ( Maoist) protesting against the decision of the government with
consent from the establishment ( Prachanda-Baburam) faction of the party
to register a bill in parliament seeking extension of the life of
Constituent Assembly for another three months)
Press Statement
Our attention has been seriously
drawn towards the abrupt decision of the government to register the bill for the
extension of the life of the Constituent Assembly for another three months
despite the constitutional provision that requires the Constituent Assembly to
complete the constitution writing process by May 28 and also the political
commitment earlier expressed in the same line.
First of all, maximum efforts
should have been made to complete the constitution writing by May 28. But such
efforts have not been made for the last two years. The efforts were confined
only to the tasks of repeatedly extending the life of the Constituent Assembly
and rescheduling the calendar of the Constituent Assembly. This becomes clear
that the leadership of the major parties in the Constituent Assembly has failed
to accomplish the Constitution making task. Despite this, the parties, analyzing
seriously the current situation and their failure, should have once again made
maximum efforts to complete the constitution writing by May 28.
Should that fail, efforts should have been made to forge an all-party
national consensus among the political forces for the alternative political
outlet. The way the bill for the extension of the Constituent Assembly was
registered in an abrupt and conspiratorial manner without paying due attention
to the above mentioned factors and even without consultation and decision of our
own party, smacks of external meddling against the national sovereignty of our
country. We have, therefore, strong reservation and objection to this decision.
Against this background, we appeal
to all stakeholders to take immediate initiative to build an all-party national
consensus for an alternative political outlet by May 28 keeping the question of
protection of our national sovereignty and the establishment of people’s rights
at the central stage.
In addition, we want to inform all
of you that, taking into account the current situation, all previously announced
plans and programmes of the movement have been deferred for the moment.
Mohan Vaidya ‘ Kiran’
Vice Chairman
Unified Communist Party of Nepal
(Maoist)
Ram Bahadur Thapa ‘Badal’
General Secretary
Unified Communist
Party of Nepal ( Maoist)
Date: May 23,
2012
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