Kathmandu: Generating hope for an early resolution of the ongoing political crisis in the Himalayan state, 33 agitating Nepalese parties today submitted a five-point agenda to the government.
These parties asked the government to create an environment in which all parties could take ownership of the constitution.
However, a negotiator from the protesting bloc, Nepal Samata Party Secretary Bikram Kunwar, said the talks were positive and the protesters were hopeful that the government would soon fulfil their demands.
Madhesi parties and various ethnic groups have launched agitation for the past several months demanding re-demarcation of the provincial boundary and more rights and representatives for the Madhesis and other ethnic minority groups.
Kunwar said the agitators urged the government to create an environment in which all parties could take ownership of the new Constitution.
The alliance submitted a five-point memorandum to the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli-led team. It demanded that the government form a powerful commission to address various problems facing underprivileged, peasants, labourers, unemployed and landless people among others.
Deputy Prime Minister Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar said the government would try to address the protesters’ concerns through talks.
Besides Gachhadar another Deputy Prime Minister Bhim Rawal, Home Affairs Minister Shakti Bahadur Basnet and Minister for Law and Justice Agni Prasad Kharel were also present during the meeting.
Former Prime Minister and senior leader of CPN-UML Madhav Kumar Nepal and general secretary of the party Ishwor Pokharel also attended the meeting.
Meanwhile, the main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) obstructed the Parliament meeting today.
The party had decided to obstruct the House proceedings protesting the government.
(With PTI inputs)
