NC to take additional initiative on constitution writing

The central working committee meeting of the ruling Nepali Congress held Monday morning decided to take 'extra initiation' for writing the new constitution on schedule.

The party has taken the decision at a time when the rift between the ruling and the opposition parties has grown and the committees in the Constituent Assembly have failed to meet the deadline to prepare drafts.

The party's first CWC meeting since the election of parliamentary party leader Saturday also discussed about holding the party's 12th general convention and the possible changes in the party statute. In the meeting, chief of the statute preparation committee Uma Adhikari informed about the progress made in this regard.

The party had earlier planned to hold its general convention by this August. However, lack of preparation is likely to delay the convention.

Most of the CWC members who spoke during the meeting were in favour of organising the convention at the earliest to keep the party unity intact and settle internal disputes that exist even after party unification. nepalnews.com ia June 22 09

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