INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, June 2
The main opposition Nepali Congress today registered a private constitution amendment bill at the Parliament Secretariat
seeking to change the constitutionprovisions related to citizenship, language, provincial boundaries and formation of a boundary
commission.
Eight Nepali Congress lawmakers, including Pradeep Giri,AmreshKumar Singh and UmaKantaChaudhary registered the bill.
NC
Vice-presidentBimalendraNidhi had told THT on Sunday that the NC would not make its constitution amendment bill a precondition for its vote
infavourof the governmentconstitution amendment bill seeking to amend schedule 3 of the constitution.
The NC also wants to amend the
constitution to ensure population-based representation in the National Assembly
It seeks to amend article 274 of the constitution to allow alteration of provincial border with the consent of concerned province(s).
The NC
also seeks to amend Article 282 and 283 of the constitution to appoint ambassadors and constitutional post holders on the basis of
The NC also wants all mother tongues spoken in Nepal to be included in the schedule of the constitution.
Yesterday, Janata Samajwadi
Party-Nepal had also registered a private constitution amendment bill at the Parliament Secretariat to address the demands
ofMadhesis,Janajatisand othermarginalisedgroups and communities.
A version of this article appears in e-paper on June 03, 2020 of The
Himalayan Times.
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