PM tells House govt is committed to implement past agreements
Addressing the legislative session of the Constituent Assembly today,
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said the government is commitment to
implement various agreements reached in the past.
Responding to the 9-point memorandum submitted by the main opposition
party Nepali Congress to him, the Prime Minister said that most of the
issues raised by the Congress party were related to the implementation of
latest agreement signed by the parties few months earlier, which included
return of properties seized during the Maoist insurgency, scrapping of the
paramilitary structure of the Young Communist League (YCL) as well as the
dual security arrangement for Maoist leaders.
Although he admitted lapses in the implementation of the agreements, Dahal
claimed some progress has been made in the implementation of some of these
commitments and that the government would make further efforts to fulfill
them. He also told the House that procedures for return of the sized
properties would be done under the monitoring of a parliamentary body to
ensure that works are done effectively.
The NC on Sunday had submitted the memorandum to the Prime Minister,
demanding the government implement the past agreements including immediate
return of properties seized by the Maoists. The party had demanded that
the Prime Minister respond to the demands in the parliament.
Similarly, the Prime Minister said the budget session should be wrapped up
as soon as possible to start constitution-making process, stressing that
new constitution must be written in time.
Responding to objection raised by lawmakers to the Defence Minister's
clarification that he never met the suspected PLA commander who has been
accused of murdering businessman Ramhari Shrestha, Prime Minister Dahal
said the government was serious about initiating action against the
culprits.
"We've taken Ramhari murder case very seriously and we believe that the
culprits must be punished," he said. "Culture of impunity does exist in
the country, but the government is committed to end it." nepalnews.com mk Nov 11 08
