April 20, Kathmandu – The Nepali Congress has commenced its work through a committee tasked with collecting suggestions for constitutional amendments starting Tuesday. The 17-member committee, chaired by party Vice President Pushpa Bhusal, held its inaugural meeting to advance its agenda. The meeting was also attended by party President Gagan Thapa, General Secretary Pradeep Paudel, Deputy General Secretaries Uday Shamsher Rana and Yogendra Chaudhary.
During the meeting, Party President Thapa provided insights on the necessity of constitutional amendments and outlined the committee’s responsibilities.
Thapa noted that since the constitution has been in effect for over ten years, certain provisions that have shown deficiencies in practice should be amended. He urged the committee’s officials to anchor their discussions on democracy, civil rights, nationalism, and prosperity while considering amendments.
According to the committee’s member secretary Raju Kutuwal, the committee plans to conduct a thorough review of the constitution, prepare a draft of the proposed amendments, and engage in extensive consultations with stakeholders, experts, and citizens at all levels. Additionally, the committee was informed that the government has requested the Nepali Congress to submit the names of representatives to prepare a discussion paper on constitutional amendments by Friday.
The committee includes senior advocates Radheshyam Adhikari, Harihar Dahal, Prem Bahadur Khadka, Upendrekeshari Nyaupane, Sher Bahadur KC, Yadunath Khanal, Gopal Krishna Ghimire, Yogendra Bahadur Adhikari, Dinesh Tripathi, Sitaram KC, Lalit Bahadur Basnet, as well as advocates Ran Bahadur Thewe, Sharmila Shrestha, Jhalmaya Bik, and Niraj Gupta.
