First Meeting of Task Force on Constitution Amendment Debate Paper Scheduled for Wednesday

Kathmandu. The first meeting of the 'Constitution Amendment Debate Paper Preparation Task Force-2082', formed under the coordination of Asim Shah, Chief Political Advisor to Prime Minister Balendra (Balen) Shah, is being held on Wednesday.

The meeting, scheduled for 3 PM at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar, has invited six parties represented in Parliament, along with JSP, LSP, and Rastriya Janamorcha. 

According to the Prime Minister's Secretariat, today's meeting will see the participation of Mohan Acharya from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Dr. Bhishma Adhikari, CPN (UML) Central Office Secretary and former Constituent Assembly member, and Dev Prasad Gurung, former Law Minister and Constituent Assembly member representing the Nepal Communist Party.

Similarly, Gyanendra Shahi, leader of the parliamentary party of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, and Manoj Bhatta, General Secretary of the Rastriya Janamorcha, will participate as members. 

It is reported that the Nepali Congress, Shram Sanskriti Party, Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal, and Loktantrik Samajbadi Party, Nepal have not yet finalized their representatives. Congress spokesperson Devraj Chalise stated that since the scope of the constitution amendment has not been determined, there is no possibility of Congress participating in today's meeting. 

The task force also includes Law Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Pushkar Sapkota, and Secretary of the Nepal Law Commission, Indira Dahal, as members. Liladhar Subedi, Chief of the Law and Decision Implementation Division at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, serves as the member secretary of the task force.