Kathmandu, Aug. 26: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Nepal (RPP-N) Chairperson Kamal Thapa has condemned the second people's movement of year 2006, referring it as a political activity driven by bad intentions in the name of sea-change.
Speaking in the meeting of the Constituent Assembly at New Baneshower today, the RPP leader stated that the current increasing public despair and ire regarding the constitution promulgation process and failure of the leaders to materialize the process had led the country to agitation.
Thapa, also Home Minister during the last royal reign, argued that the incumbent government should make public those forces which were trying to derail the constitution promulgation process.
He also blamed the four major political parties for inviting ‘political mayhem’ due to their petty selfishness. Leader Thapa urged the government to introspect rather than indulging in a blame game, further heralding unfavorable political consequences in the country.
Mocking the Constituent Assembly (CA) members referring their role in the CA as an indecisive one, he asserted that the CA members had nothing to do with constitution drafting but merely nodding their heads in solidarity with the decisions made by the top four political parties.
Comparing the current CA with the then (bhardari sabha or the privy council) during the Rana-regime, Leader Thapa urged the top leaders to crush their ego for the greater good.
Similarly, hitting out at the statements of the Chairman of the Constitutional Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee that no discussion could take place on religion, the RPP Nepal chairman stressed the need that discussions should be held on every issues of the constitution.
Thapa asked the Chairperson of the Constitution Drafting Committee, KP Sitaula, "Who are you to say that we cannot discuss about monarchy bearing a history of as long as 240 years?"
He also underscored that demands of a majority Nepali people to reinstate Nepal as a Hindu State should be met and that the act of luring Nepalis to change their religion should be curbed.
He said that they were ready to resort to any alternatives if their demands are not met.
Expressing qualm over the pro-monarchy stance of leader Thapa, Karna Bahadur Thapa, CA member from the CPN (UML), stated that the comparison of current CA with the Rana-regime (Bhardari Sabha) was inappropriate.
He further argued that it was slap in the face of CA. Thapa also suggested RPP-N Chair Thapa to mind his language during the deliberations in the CA.
Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar, chairman of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Loktantrik, said that it was wrong to say that the issues raised by the Madhes-based parties were not genuine, adding that the Madhes movements helped establish the rights of Madhesi and Tharu communities, which, he said, the interim constitution failed to ensure each time it was amended in the past.
Saying that the established rights could be institutionalized, he demanded eight-province model rather than the seven-state one already agreed upon by the major parties, which, he said, failed to address the demands of the Madhesi and Tharu communities.
He also warned of walking out of the Constituent Assembly if their demands go unheeded. RSS
Peace rally in Dadeldhura
Dadeldhura, Aug. 26: An extensive goodwill rally has been organized here today calling for maintaining social harmony and national unity in the context of activities disturbing the social harmony taking place in different parts of the country.
The peace rally was organized by the Peace Committee Dadeldhura in the morning today under the theme – ‘We Nepalis, Our Nepal’.
The rally was participated by hundreds of people including employees, locals, representatives of political parties and media persons. It went through different parts of the town as Tufandanda, Bagbazaar and Khalanga. RSS
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Schools in riot-hit areas in Dang to remain closed until Friday
Tulsipur (Dang), Aug. 26: Schools in different areas declared riot-hit in Dang district are to remain closed until Friday.
A meeting of the Distrrict Security Committee and stakeholders took this decision on Tuesday.
Coordinator of the security committee, Chief District Officer Loknath Poudel said the schools in the areas declared riot-hit would remain close until Friday in view of the security sensitivity.
Likewise, the meeting agreed to decide on the operation of schools in the riot-hit areas beyond Friday by assessing the situation. RSS
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Relief materials for quake-hit stranded in Japan godown
Japan, Aug. 26: As much as seven tonnes of relief materials and daily essentials meant for earthquake survivors have been stranded in warehouses in Japan for long.
The assistance materials were stocked in the warehouses for long as there was no direct flight from Japan to Nepal to take the materials to Nepal.
It is said that, out of 10 tonnes relief materials collected from the Nepalis living in Japan, three tonnes were sent to Nepal after the deadly April 25 earthquake.
The groups involved in relief materials collection in Japan have expressed their dissatisfaction saying that no reliable means was available to send the goods to Nepal. It is said that the expiry date of some goods is close.
Coordinator of volunteer mobilisation sub-committee of the committee for relief materials collection for quake-hit Sharad Kumar Gauchan said that support was received from nowhere despite appeals for sending goods to Nepal. RSS
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Lawmakers continue deliberations on revised constitution bill
Kathmandu, Aug. 26: CPN (ML) lawmaker CP Mainali said that country would face no crisis just by deleting the terminology 'secularism' from the constitution's draft.
Taking part in the discussions on revised constitution bill at the CA meeting today, he said that the issue of federalism should be sorted out by considering the issues of security and development.
Lawmaker of Rastriya Janamorcha Chitra Bahadur KC claimed that federalism was not the homegrown agenda rather it is imposed by some others. He warned that federalism could result in nation's split.
"Decentralisation is the way to make the country prosperous. For this, the villages should be given more rights," he added.
Likewise, lawmaker of Nepal Workers Peasants Party Narayanman Bijukchhe said that the best option is to federate country by incorporating the parts of Mountain, Hill and Terai.
Similarly, lawmaker Dipak Bohara of Rastriya Prajatantra Party suggested that the constitution should be promulgated by holding talks with the agitating groups regarding secularism and provinces' delineation.
He added that the provinces should be made based on the identity and feasibility.
Also taking part in the deliberations, Jaya Dev Jaisi of CPN (United) said that the security bodies in the country should be made efficient and effective to curb the violent activities taking places in some parts of the country. He also urged the stakeholders to address the genuine demands of the agitating groups.
However, lawmaker Shivalal Thapa said that the government was suppressing the peaceful agitators of Magar community while organising peaceful demonstrations for demanding rights. He expressed dissatisfaction for dividing the densely Magar inhibited areas.
Likewise, lawmaker Gopal Dahit warned that questions would raise in the implementation of the new constitution if the voices of the marginalised communities were unheard in the constitution.
Biswendra Paswan called on the leaders of the major political parties to pay attention to issuing the new constitution at the earliest by guaranteeing the rights of the dalit community that has been pushed to the margins due to the discriminatory policies o the state for centuries. He said his party would not accept the constitution if it did not address the demands of the dalit community.
Rukmini Chaudhary criticized the draft of the constitution that has been tabled for discussions in the Constituent Assembly as retrogressive and that it was regressive than the present Interim Constitution and it ignored the contribution made by the Tharu, indigenous communities, nationalities to strengthening the nationality.
Milan Kumari Rajbanshi said the delineation of the borders of the federal provinces was not practical and there was the need of holding extensive discussions among all sides before reaching a conclusion on this issue. She stressed that all should have positive outlook to the proportional representation and inclusiveness aspects.
Prem Bahadur Singh spoke of the need of bringing a constitution that ensured the rights and interests of the people of all classes and communities.
Hari Charan Saha called on the major parties in the Constituent Assembly to pay attention to implementing the agreements signed between the state and the different parties in the past while framing the constitution. The CA meeting is on. RSS
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37 people missing since earthquake in Nuwakot, only 10 found so far
Nuwakot, Aug 26: As many as 47 people, mainly women and children, from Nuwakot have been recorded missing following the April 25 earthquake, the police said.
Nuwakot is one of the 14 hardest hit districts. The police authorities suspect that the web of human trafficking has spread far and wide within the district after the 7.6-magnitude earthquake.
Of the total missing 47 persons including 34 women and 13 children, the whereabouts only 10 have been known. Among them seven are women and three children, according to the District Police Office (DPO), Nuwakot.
Birendra Thapa, Police Inspector at the DPO, Nuwakot told RSS that in many cases, the family persons of missing people file the case of missing in the police station but they do not bother to inform the police authority when their missing persons are found which eventually affects the data.
Inspector Thapa explained that this leads to the increment in the number of missing and decrease in the data of cases of found. RSS
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Saptari banda enters 12th day, continues to cripple life
Saptari, Aug. 26: An indefinite banda by various Madhes-based parties continued to escalate in the district with the agitation entering 12th day today.
Normal life has greatly been affected as a result of the crippling shutdown while daily wagers are struggling to manage hand-to-mouth existence.
Besides, transportation remained halted while the market, educational institutions and industries remained shut.
The protesters hit the streets from early in the morning today and staged demonstrations, against the seven-state model proposed by major political parties, in various places in the district.
In Mahottari, meanwhile, various government school teachers’ organisations have decided to close all community schools in the district for three days beginning Wednesday in the wake of an ongoing agitation by the United Democratic Madhesi Front.
The school authorities said that they reached an agreement to this effect in view of the 'fearful environment' for educational institutions to operate in the course of the agitation. RSS
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Minor swept away by rivulet in Bhaktapur
Bhaktapur, Aug. 26: In yet another tragic incident, a minor has been swept away by a swollen rivulet in Surayabinayak, Bhaktapur Municipality-6 today.
Krishna Dangol, a 5-year-old son of Sita Dangol, was playing at the bank of the Kalacha rivulet. According to Sita, the boy at once slipped into the swollen rivulet and was swept away.
Metropolitan Police Area, Bhaktapur further shared that police searched far and wide, from the Hanumante River at Suryabinayak to Balkot for the missing minor but could not find him.
Earlier, last Monday another 10-year-old Ishan Shivacharya, son of Bhanubhakta Shivacharya of Bhaktapur Municipakity -16, was swept away by Hanumante River in the locality. RSS
Speaking in the meeting of the Constituent Assembly at New Baneshower today, the RPP leader stated that the current increasing public despair and ire regarding the constitution promulgation process and failure of the leaders to materialize the process had led the country to agitation.
Thapa, also Home Minister during the last royal reign, argued that the incumbent government should make public those forces which were trying to derail the constitution promulgation process.
He also blamed the four major political parties for inviting ‘political mayhem’ due to their petty selfishness. Leader Thapa urged the government to introspect rather than indulging in a blame game, further heralding unfavorable political consequences in the country.
Mocking the Constituent Assembly (CA) members referring their role in the CA as an indecisive one, he asserted that the CA members had nothing to do with constitution drafting but merely nodding their heads in solidarity with the decisions made by the top four political parties.
Comparing the current CA with the then (bhardari sabha or the privy council) during the Rana-regime, Leader Thapa urged the top leaders to crush their ego for the greater good.
Similarly, hitting out at the statements of the Chairman of the Constitutional Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee that no discussion could take place on religion, the RPP Nepal chairman stressed the need that discussions should be held on every issues of the constitution.
Thapa asked the Chairperson of the Constitution Drafting Committee, KP Sitaula, "Who are you to say that we cannot discuss about monarchy bearing a history of as long as 240 years?"
He also underscored that demands of a majority Nepali people to reinstate Nepal as a Hindu State should be met and that the act of luring Nepalis to change their religion should be curbed.
He said that they were ready to resort to any alternatives if their demands are not met.
Expressing qualm over the pro-monarchy stance of leader Thapa, Karna Bahadur Thapa, CA member from the CPN (UML), stated that the comparison of current CA with the Rana-regime (Bhardari Sabha) was inappropriate.
He further argued that it was slap in the face of CA. Thapa also suggested RPP-N Chair Thapa to mind his language during the deliberations in the CA.
Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar, chairman of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Loktantrik, said that it was wrong to say that the issues raised by the Madhes-based parties were not genuine, adding that the Madhes movements helped establish the rights of Madhesi and Tharu communities, which, he said, the interim constitution failed to ensure each time it was amended in the past.
Saying that the established rights could be institutionalized, he demanded eight-province model rather than the seven-state one already agreed upon by the major parties, which, he said, failed to address the demands of the Madhesi and Tharu communities.
He also warned of walking out of the Constituent Assembly if their demands go unheeded. RSS
Peace rally in Dadeldhura
Dadeldhura, Aug. 26: An extensive goodwill rally has been organized here today calling for maintaining social harmony and national unity in the context of activities disturbing the social harmony taking place in different parts of the country.
The peace rally was organized by the Peace Committee Dadeldhura in the morning today under the theme – ‘We Nepalis, Our Nepal’.
The rally was participated by hundreds of people including employees, locals, representatives of political parties and media persons. It went through different parts of the town as Tufandanda, Bagbazaar and Khalanga. RSS
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Schools in riot-hit areas in Dang to remain closed until Friday
Tulsipur (Dang), Aug. 26: Schools in different areas declared riot-hit in Dang district are to remain closed until Friday.
A meeting of the Distrrict Security Committee and stakeholders took this decision on Tuesday.
Coordinator of the security committee, Chief District Officer Loknath Poudel said the schools in the areas declared riot-hit would remain close until Friday in view of the security sensitivity.
Likewise, the meeting agreed to decide on the operation of schools in the riot-hit areas beyond Friday by assessing the situation. RSS
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Relief materials for quake-hit stranded in Japan godown
Japan, Aug. 26: As much as seven tonnes of relief materials and daily essentials meant for earthquake survivors have been stranded in warehouses in Japan for long.
The assistance materials were stocked in the warehouses for long as there was no direct flight from Japan to Nepal to take the materials to Nepal.
It is said that, out of 10 tonnes relief materials collected from the Nepalis living in Japan, three tonnes were sent to Nepal after the deadly April 25 earthquake.
The groups involved in relief materials collection in Japan have expressed their dissatisfaction saying that no reliable means was available to send the goods to Nepal. It is said that the expiry date of some goods is close.
Coordinator of volunteer mobilisation sub-committee of the committee for relief materials collection for quake-hit Sharad Kumar Gauchan said that support was received from nowhere despite appeals for sending goods to Nepal. RSS
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Lawmakers continue deliberations on revised constitution bill
Kathmandu, Aug. 26: CPN (ML) lawmaker CP Mainali said that country would face no crisis just by deleting the terminology 'secularism' from the constitution's draft.
Taking part in the discussions on revised constitution bill at the CA meeting today, he said that the issue of federalism should be sorted out by considering the issues of security and development.
Lawmaker of Rastriya Janamorcha Chitra Bahadur KC claimed that federalism was not the homegrown agenda rather it is imposed by some others. He warned that federalism could result in nation's split.
"Decentralisation is the way to make the country prosperous. For this, the villages should be given more rights," he added.
Likewise, lawmaker of Nepal Workers Peasants Party Narayanman Bijukchhe said that the best option is to federate country by incorporating the parts of Mountain, Hill and Terai.
Similarly, lawmaker Dipak Bohara of Rastriya Prajatantra Party suggested that the constitution should be promulgated by holding talks with the agitating groups regarding secularism and provinces' delineation.
He added that the provinces should be made based on the identity and feasibility.
Also taking part in the deliberations, Jaya Dev Jaisi of CPN (United) said that the security bodies in the country should be made efficient and effective to curb the violent activities taking places in some parts of the country. He also urged the stakeholders to address the genuine demands of the agitating groups.
However, lawmaker Shivalal Thapa said that the government was suppressing the peaceful agitators of Magar community while organising peaceful demonstrations for demanding rights. He expressed dissatisfaction for dividing the densely Magar inhibited areas.
Likewise, lawmaker Gopal Dahit warned that questions would raise in the implementation of the new constitution if the voices of the marginalised communities were unheard in the constitution.
Biswendra Paswan called on the leaders of the major political parties to pay attention to issuing the new constitution at the earliest by guaranteeing the rights of the dalit community that has been pushed to the margins due to the discriminatory policies o the state for centuries. He said his party would not accept the constitution if it did not address the demands of the dalit community.
Rukmini Chaudhary criticized the draft of the constitution that has been tabled for discussions in the Constituent Assembly as retrogressive and that it was regressive than the present Interim Constitution and it ignored the contribution made by the Tharu, indigenous communities, nationalities to strengthening the nationality.
Milan Kumari Rajbanshi said the delineation of the borders of the federal provinces was not practical and there was the need of holding extensive discussions among all sides before reaching a conclusion on this issue. She stressed that all should have positive outlook to the proportional representation and inclusiveness aspects.
Prem Bahadur Singh spoke of the need of bringing a constitution that ensured the rights and interests of the people of all classes and communities.
Hari Charan Saha called on the major parties in the Constituent Assembly to pay attention to implementing the agreements signed between the state and the different parties in the past while framing the constitution. The CA meeting is on. RSS
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37 people missing since earthquake in Nuwakot, only 10 found so far
Nuwakot, Aug 26: As many as 47 people, mainly women and children, from Nuwakot have been recorded missing following the April 25 earthquake, the police said.
Nuwakot is one of the 14 hardest hit districts. The police authorities suspect that the web of human trafficking has spread far and wide within the district after the 7.6-magnitude earthquake.
Of the total missing 47 persons including 34 women and 13 children, the whereabouts only 10 have been known. Among them seven are women and three children, according to the District Police Office (DPO), Nuwakot.
Birendra Thapa, Police Inspector at the DPO, Nuwakot told RSS that in many cases, the family persons of missing people file the case of missing in the police station but they do not bother to inform the police authority when their missing persons are found which eventually affects the data.
Inspector Thapa explained that this leads to the increment in the number of missing and decrease in the data of cases of found. RSS
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Saptari banda enters 12th day, continues to cripple life
Saptari, Aug. 26: An indefinite banda by various Madhes-based parties continued to escalate in the district with the agitation entering 12th day today.
Normal life has greatly been affected as a result of the crippling shutdown while daily wagers are struggling to manage hand-to-mouth existence.
Besides, transportation remained halted while the market, educational institutions and industries remained shut.
The protesters hit the streets from early in the morning today and staged demonstrations, against the seven-state model proposed by major political parties, in various places in the district.
In Mahottari, meanwhile, various government school teachers’ organisations have decided to close all community schools in the district for three days beginning Wednesday in the wake of an ongoing agitation by the United Democratic Madhesi Front.
The school authorities said that they reached an agreement to this effect in view of the 'fearful environment' for educational institutions to operate in the course of the agitation. RSS
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Minor swept away by rivulet in Bhaktapur
Bhaktapur, Aug. 26: In yet another tragic incident, a minor has been swept away by a swollen rivulet in Surayabinayak, Bhaktapur Municipality-6 today.
Krishna Dangol, a 5-year-old son of Sita Dangol, was playing at the bank of the Kalacha rivulet. According to Sita, the boy at once slipped into the swollen rivulet and was swept away.
Metropolitan Police Area, Bhaktapur further shared that police searched far and wide, from the Hanumante River at Suryabinayak to Balkot for the missing minor but could not find him.
Earlier, last Monday another 10-year-old Ishan Shivacharya, son of Bhanubhakta Shivacharya of Bhaktapur Municipakity -16, was swept away by Hanumante River in the locality. RSS
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