Janajatis demand 16 seats

The Nepal Indigenous Nationalities Federation (NFIN) has demanded 16 seats for Janajati candidates when the government nominates 26 Constituent Assembly (CA) members.

The demands were made at a meeting between NFIN representatives and Ministers and leaders of political parties.

“At the discussion, there were proposals that 16 seats be allocated for intellectuals and members of civil society and 10 for Janajatis. We demanded that the seat allocation be reversed to provide 16 seats for Janajatis and 10 for others,” said Pasang Sherpa, president of NFIN.

He said that the seven parties have agreed to consider their demands through internal consultations.

The government needs to nominate 26 CA members to take the total number of CA members to 601 – 575 have already been elected through direct and proportional representation based election. nepalnews.com sd May 18 08

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