Disaster led consensus among four parties for New constitution in Nepal.

Breaking News: Four Political parties have forged a consensus to resolve the contentious issues of the new constitution, today in the late hours. They have even inked 16 point deal to move the nations politics in constitution making process in this difficult situation (Post Earthquake). It is known that they have agreed for the number of the provinces to be eight, name to be decided by two thirds of the CA and the demarcation to be decided by a Federal Commission. The central legislative is known to be of bicameral whereas that of federal legislative be unicameral. The electoral system will be a mixed one (as being practiced now) but the parliament will be having 275 members, out of which 165 electoral will elect 165 FPTP, and 110 will be elected through Proportional Representation.

June 8, 2015: After more than 7 years of first constituent assembly (CA) election and 9 years of peace accord (between 8 political parties and then Rebel Maoists Party), it seems now that the nation is looming towards building a new constitution within this year. In all these years, we have seen the dispute among major political parties over the forms of government, federal structure (names, number and demarcation), forms of election and the judiciary system. We also have seen change of governments (in average once a year) mostly led by the major political parties over the years, including one led by chief Justice who even held the new constituent assembly (second CA), after the first one failed to forge a consensus among four parties to make a constitution and dissolved on May 28. 2012 (four years tenure). Now after almost one and half years after the second CA election, four political parties (NC, UML, UCPNM, and MJF-L) have forged a consensus to way forward the constitution making process. This consensus come into reality as the nation had suffered a lot with the recent mega earthquake on April 25 and there was this urgency to unite the whole nation for overcoming the challenge that mother nature has put on us and rebuild peaceful, prosperous Nepal. Major political parties have already stand united to align the nation for relief, rescue efforts and now with the current consensus, our politics have taken a new course. Despite the disagreement by some Madhesh based parties and other smaller ethnic parties over the agreement, the constitution making process will now move ahead to make a new constitution within this year. I think they can even put reservation in those disagreed points and own the consensus, as sooner or later they also have to join hands for the constitution and nation building process.

File photo: A women demonstrating near CA premise for no constitution.