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Almost dormant after the constituent assembly elections, the civil society activists decide to wake up for campaign to ensure that parties sit together to finalise the constitution within the next six months.

In a function organised to announce the launch of the campaign in capital on Sunday, former speaker Daman Nath Dhungana expressed concerns over widening gap among the parties.

He said, parties have failed to determine the principles and theory for new constitution in the span of 18 months and there is bleak hope that they will complete the responsibility in the next six months.

He called on the parties to concentrate on making constitution instead of debating on who should take government leadership.

Former president of the Nepal Bar Association (NBA) Harihar Dahal said he has no hopes that the country gets a new constitution within the stipulated time. He underlined the need for massive public pressure on political parties to meet the deadlines.

Dahal said, Maoists are in spree to announce autonomous states leaving behind the task mandated through CA.

Nepal Medical Association chairman Dr Kedar Narsingh KC called for greater pressure on parties, even through street protests, and cautioned that preparations must be in place for alternatives if parties fail to write constitution on time.

General Secretary of the Nepal Teachers Association Rameshor Upadhyaya and Human Rights Activist Charan Prasai questioned the Maoists whether their programmes to announces autonomous states is in line with the spirit of civilian supremacy they raise.

The civil society activists also called on the Maoists to strengthen democracy, restore stability and greater interest of the nation. nepalnews.com

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people  - uncivil people   |89.89.126.xxx |2009-11-29 19:13:42 These are the most uncivil people in the world. They should be 2nd in line to be killed after Girija, Pushpa Dahal, Baburavan and Makune. jhamak   |118.94.25.xxx |2009-11-29 09:39:55 These fellows to whom we are calling civil society are nor real civil society representatives, these are the fox in the appearence of jackle. Daman Nath is a Nepali Congres's human right activist organiztion = a pure Nepali Congress member. Harihar Dahal = UML related Kedar Narshingh = Nepali congress activist. Non of the mentioned persons are politically biasless. I dont like to tell them human right activist or civil societyperson. These are the leaders of Political parties Budabaaje  - Can they 'hallao' the parties too?   |90.213.147.xxx |2009-11-29 06:51:07 Good job. The Kumbhakarnas have woken up. You were very effective against king. Now let's see your power over the parties! Anonymous   |60.242.225.xxx |2009-11-29 06:33:09 It is surprised to hear some voice of civil society now again. Where had they been for quite sometime when a government was formed, the MP's, mininsters, makune, kujata, maoist all behaving badly and there was no voice from them. They must have put pressure on everybody and every party when they do something wrong including Yadav and Jha both were very controversial on different issues. Is civic society is honest and sincere or they are affiliated to rotten parties as well. Powered by !JoomlaComment 3.26

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