CPN UML Withdraws Representative from Constitution Amendment Debate Taskforce

Kathmandu. CPN UML has withdrawn its representative from the constitution amendment debate taskforce. UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel informed that the party’s representative to the taskforce, Dr. Bhishma Adhikari, has been recalled by sending a letter to the taskforce convener Asim Shah on Thursday. 

Although Adhikari participated in the initial meetings of the taskforce, he had stopped participating in recent days. UML states that the taskforce’s work has been suspicious from the beginning, the issues for constitution amendment have not been specified, the government’s stance on the fundamental structures of the current constitution is not clear, and the issues brought for debate appear to be against the federal democratic republic, and the government’s role has not been clarified despite demands.

CPN UML has accused the taskforce of aiming to disrupt the very issues that are meant to strengthen the fundamental aspects of the current constitution and improve the negative practices and shortcomings seen in the past, contrary to the objective of amending the constitution.

“In the context that no clear response has come from the government as per our party’s proposal to this day, I am formally informing you that the party representative has been recalled,” stated General Secretary Pokharel in the letter.