Kathmandu, Jan.22: The formation of the Constituent Assembly for the second time has brought hope among the Nepali people for getting their constitution.

 

The CA has been formed for one more time in Nepal against the assumption that CA election comes once in an era. This assumption could not turn true in Nepal and the first meeting of second CA is commencing today, giving new hopes to the people who are long waiting for the new constitution.

 

The country went to the second CA elections on November 19, 2013 as the first CA was dissolved without delivering constitution. Although the first CA was initially believed to draft a new constitution within two years, it failed to meet the target even in a four-years’ of extended term. But hope on Nepali people did not fizzle out; they enthusiastically took part in the second CA polls giving a mandate to the political parties to draft new constitution meeting their aspirations on the basis of consensus.

 

Nepal is probably the first country in the world which experienced the next CA election. But still, the voters are worried whether their dream for pro-people statute will come true.

 

The first CA meeting is going to begin today as called by Chairman of Council of Ministers Khil Raj Regmi. Chairman Regmi on January 11 had summoned the first CA meeting for 3:00 pm, January 22 as per the Article 69 (1) of the Interim Constitution of Nepal-2007.

The senior most member to the new CA Surya Bahadur Thapa who was sworn-in as the CA Chairman by President Dr Ram Baran Yadav on January 20 is chairing the first meeting. Mr Thapa administered oath of office and secrecy to other members on Monday, January 21.

 

The meeting is commencing at the International Convention Center, New Baneshwor. However, 26 members to the 601-member CA are yet to be nominated by the government. The first CA and second CA share the equal number.

 

The tenure of second is likely to be four years as the previous CA, but political leaders are pledging for the promulgation of a new constitution within a year and their words are yet to be tested. The Nepali Congress, CPN (UML) and UCPN (Maoist) are holding the first, second and third position in the new CA respectively.

The UCPN (M) was in the first position, the Congress in the second and UML in the third in the previous CA. The first meeting of the first CA was summoned by the then acting Head of the State and Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and chaired by the senior most CA members member Kul Bahadur Gurung. RSS