Kathmandu, December 6
President of ruling coalition partner Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Kamal Thapa says the government’s proposal to amend the new constitution will not sail through the House.
Thapa, who was speaking at a programme in Kathmandu on Tuesday, said the main opposition, UML, also know that the proposal will not get a two-third backing in Parliament, but still it is making this a huge issue.
Thapa said some of the provisions on the proposal were against Nepal’s national interest, and that was the reason his party could not back it. “Even the Madheshi parties are not happy with the proposal. People in Province 5 are in agitation, and House proceedings have been stalled,” he said.
The former foreign minister said there was a need to discuss the constitution amendment from scratch so that all parties own it.
