Chronology of Constituent Assembly – II - Alliance for Social Dialogue

What Happened in Constituent Assembly- II Meetings?
January 22, 2014 to September 17, 2015

First Meeting, January 22, 2014
• Notice of seven members nominated to chair the Constituent Assembly in the absence of a chairperson. Vote of thanks to Nepali people, Nepal government, the Election Commission, journalists, election observers and others for successful Constituent Assembly election.

Second Meeting, January 29, 2014
• Notice of 27 members nominated to Constituent Assembly Work Management Committee.

Third Meeting, February 5, 2014
• Notice of Congress leaders Sushil Koirala and Sher Bahadur Deuba and UML leaders Madhav Kumar Nepal and Bamdev Gautam who had been elected from two constituencies to Constituent Assembly of having resigned from one constituency each.

Fourth Meeting, February 12, 2014
• Formation of Regulation Drafting Committee for Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070 and Constituent Assembly (legislature-parliament) Operation Procedure Regulations, 2070.

Fifth Meeting, February 16, 2014
• Notice of election of the Constituent Assembly chairperson on February 18. Formation of Election Committee under the chairpersonship of Constituent Assembly general secretary Manohar Prasad Bhattarai.

Sixth Meeting, February 18, 2014
• UML leader Subash Chandra Nemwang elected as Constituent Assembly chairperson.

Seventh Meeting, February 20, 2014
• Constituent Assembly chairperson Nemwang thanks the Constituent Assembly for trusting him with the responsibility of the Constituent Assembly chair. Notice of election of the Constituent Assembly vice-chairperson on February 26.

Eighth Meeting, February 26, 2014
• UCPN (M) leader Onsari Gharti elected as Constituent Assembly vice-chairperson.

Ninth Meeting, March 4, 2014
• Regulation Drafting Committee seeks additional 10 days to finalise the draft of the Constituent Assembly Regulations. Constituent Assembly approves the request.

Tenth meeting, March 13, 2014
• Regulation Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly presents the draft of the regulations to the Constituent Assembly.

Eleventh Meeting, March 19, 2014
• Discussion on Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070 and Constituent Assembly (legislature-parliament) Operation Procedure Regulations, 2070.

Twelfth Meeting, March 21, 2014
• Approval of the Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070 and Constituent Assembly (legislature-parliament) Operation Procedure Regulations, 2070.

Thirteenth meeting, March 28, 2014
• Records of the previous Constituent Assembly presented in the Constituent Assembly. Decision to send the records to the Constitutional Records Study and Determination Committee. Formation of five committees of the Constituent Assembly.

Fourteenth Meeting, April 4, 2014
• Approval of the constitution-drafting timetable.

Fifteenth Meeting, May 13, 3014
• Constitutional Records Study and Determination Committee presents a thematic report on the contentious issues in the preliminary report of the then National Interest Preservation Committee.

Sixteenth Meeting, May 15, 2014
• Discussion on the thematic report on the agreed issues of the draft constitution based on the preliminary reports of the then Committee on Natural Resources, Economic Rights, and Revenue Allocation and the then National Interest Preservation Committee.

Seventeenth Meeting, May 18, 2014
• Discussion continues on the thematic report on the agreed issues of the draft constitution based on the preliminary reports of the then Committee on Natural Resources, Economic Rights, and Revenue Allocation and the then National Interest Preservation Committee.
• Chairperson of the Constitutional Records Study and Determination Committee Bishnu Prasad Paudel submits thematic report on the contentious issues based on the report of the then Committee on State Restructuring and Division of State Powers.

Eighteenth Meeting, May 19, 2014
• Discussion continues on the thematic report on the agreed issues of the draft constitution based on the preliminary reports of the then Committee on Natural Resources, Economic Rights, and Revenue Allocation and the then National Interest Preservation Committee.
• Chairperson of the Constitutional Records Study and Determination Committee Bishnu Prasad Paudel submits thematic report on the agreed issues based on the report of the then Judicial System Committee.

Nineteenth Meeting, May 20, 2014
• Proposal approved to send the thematic report of the agreed issues based on preliminary reports of the then Committee on Natural Resources, Economic Rights, and Revenue Allocation and National Interest Preservation Committee to Constitution Drafting Committee.

Twentieth Meeting, May 21, 2014
• Proposal approved to send the thematic report of the contentious issues based on the preliminary report of the then National Interest Preservation Committee to the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee with the directives to seek consensus on the contentious issues.

Twenty-first Meeting, May 22, 2014
• Discussion begins on the two reports based on the issues of agreement and contention based on the preliminary report of the then Judicial System Committee.

Twenty-second Meeting, May 23, 2014
• Discussion continues on the two reports based on the issues of agreement and contention based on the preliminary report of the then Judicial System Committee.

Twenty-third Meeting, May 25, 2014
• Discussion continues on the two reports based on the issues of agreement and contention based on the preliminary report of the then Judicial System Committee.

Twenty-fourth Meeting, May 26, 2014
• Discussion continues on the two reports based on the issues of agreement and contention based on the preliminary report of the then Judicial System Committee.

Twenty-fifth Meeting, May 27, 2014
•   Original report of the State Restructuring Recommendations High Level Commission, 2068 is presented to the Constituent Assembly chairperson. Proposal approved to send it to the Constitutional Records Study and Determination Committee.
•   Proposal approved to send the report on agreed issues based on the preliminary report of the then Judicial System Committee to the Constitution Drafting Committee.
•   Proposal approved to send the report on the contentious issues based on the preliminary report of the then Judicial System Committee to the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee with the directives to seek consensus on the contentious issues.

Twenty-sixth Meeting, May 29, 2014
• Chairperson of the Constitutional Records Study and Determination Committee Bishnu Prasad Paudel submits supplementary report related to the then Committee on State Restructuring and Division of State Powers and report of the State Restructuring Recommendations High Level Commission, 2068.
• Discussion continues on the two reports based on the issues of agreements and contention based on the preliminary report of the then Committee on State Restructuring and Division of State Powers and the supplementary report of the State Restructuring Recommendations High Level Commission, 2068.

Twenty-seventh Meeting, May 30, 2014
• Discussion continues on the two reports based on the issues of agreements and contention based on the preliminary report of the then Committee on State Restructuring and Division of State Powers and the supplementary report of the State Restructuring Recommendations High Level Commission, 2068.

Twenty-eighth Meeting, June 1, 2014
• Discussion continues on the two reports based on the issues of agreements and contention based on the preliminary report of the then Committee on State Restructuring and Division of State Powers and the supplementary report of the State Restructuring Recommendations High Level Commission, 2068.

Twenty-ninth Meeting, June 2, 2014
• Discussion continues on the two reports based on the issues of agreements and contention based on the preliminary report of the then Committee on State Restructuring and Division of State Powers and the supplementary report of the State Restructuring Recommendations High Level Commission, 2068.

Thirtieth Meeting, June 3, 2014
• Discussion continues on the two reports based on the issues of agreements and contention based on the preliminary report of the then Committee on State Restructuring and Division of State Powers and the supplementary report of the State Restructuring Recommendations High Level Commission, 2068.

Thirty-first Meeting, June 4, 2014
• Discussion continues on the two reports based on the issues of agreements and contention based on the preliminary report of the then Committee on State Restructuring and Division of State Powers and the supplementary report of the State Restructuring Recommendations High Level Commission, 2068.

Thirty-second Meeting, June 5, 2014
• Discussion continues on the two reports based on the issues of agreements and contention based on the preliminary report of the then Committee on State Restructuring and Division of State Powers and the supplementary report of the State Restructuring Recommendations High Level Commission, 2068.

Thirty-third Meeting, June 6, 2014
•   Constitutional Records Study and Determination Committee presents a report on the agreed issues based on the report of the then Committee on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles.
•   Constitutional Records Study and Determination Committee presents a report on the contentious issues based on the report of the then Committee on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles.
•   Discussion continues on the two reports based on the issues of agreements and contention based on the preliminary report of the then Committee on State Restructuring and Division of State Powers and the supplementary report of the State Restructuring Recommendations High Level Commission, 2068.

Thirty-fourth Meeting, June 8, 2014
• Discussion continues on the two reports based on the issues of agreements and contention based on the preliminary report of the then Committee on State Restructuring and Division of State Powers and the supplementary report of the State Restructuring Recommendations High Level Commission, 2068.

Thirty-fifth Meeting, June 9, 2014
• Discussion continues on the two reports based on the issues of agreements and contention based on the preliminary report of the then Committee on State Restructuring and Division of State Powers and the supplementary report of the State Restructuring Recommendations High Level Commission, 2068.

Thirty-sixth Meeting, June 10, 2014
•   Proposal approved to send report based on the issues of agreements based on the preliminary report of the then Committee on State Restructuring and Division of State Powers and the supplementary report of the State Restructuring Recommendations High Level Commission, 2068 to the Constitution Drafting Committee.
•   Proposal approved to send report based on the issues of contention based on the preliminary report of the then Committee on State Restructuring and Division of State Powers and the supplementary report of the State Restructuring Recommendations High Level Commission, 2068 to the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee with the directives to seek consensus on the issues.
•   Discussion continues on the two reports based on the issues of agreements and contention based on the preliminary report of the then Committee on State Restructuring and Division of State Powers and the supplementary report of the State Restructuring Recommendations High Level Commission, 2068.

Thirty-seventh Meeting, June 11, 2014
• Discussion continues on the two reports on issues of agreement and contention based on the report of the Committee on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles.

Thirty-eighth Meeting, June 12, 2014
• Discussion continues on the two reports on issues of agreement and contention based on the report of the Committee on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles.

Thirty-ninth Meeting, June 13, 2014
• Chairperson of the Constitutional Records Study and Determination Committee Bishnu Prasad Paudel submits a report on the agreed issues based on the report of the then Committee for Determining the Form of Government.
• Discussion continues on the two reports on issues of agreement and contention based on the report of the Committee on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles.

Fortieth Meeting, June 15, 2014
•   Chairperson of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee Baburam Bhattarai, as per Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070 presents the Committee’s report on the agreements reached based the report of disagreements determined by the Constitutional Records Study and Determination Committee, which was based on the report of the preliminary report of the then National Interest Preservation Committee.
•   Proposal approved to send the report on agreed issues based on the report of the then Committee on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles and related supplementary report to the Constitution Drafting Committee.
•   Proposal approved to send report based on the issues of contention based on the report of the then Committee on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles and the supplementary report to the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee with the directives to seek consensus on the issues.
•   Discussion continues on the two reports on issues of agreement and contention based on the report of the then Committee for Determining the Form of Government.

Forty-first Meeting, June 16, 2014
• Discussion continues on the two reports on issues of agreement and contention based on the report of the then Committee for Determining the Form of Government.

Forty-second Meeting, June 17, 2014
• Discussion continues on the two reports on issues of agreement and contention based on the report of the then Committee for Determining the Form of Government.

Forty-third Meeting, June 18, 2014
• Discussion continues on the two reports on issues of agreement and contention based on the report of the then Committee for Determining the Form of Government.

Forty-fourth Meeting, June 19, 2014
• Discussion continues on the two reports on issues of agreement and contention based on the report of the then Committee for Determining the Form of Government.

Forty-fifth Meeting, June 20, 2014
•   Chairperson of the Constitutional Records Study and Determination Committee Bishnu Prasad Paudel submits a report on the agreed issues based on the report of the then Committee on Determination of the Form of the Legislative Organs.
•   Chairperson of the Constitutional Records Study and Determination Committee Bishnu Prasad Paudel submits a report on the contentious issues based on the report of the then Committee on Determination of the Form of the Legislative Organs.
•   Discussion concludes on the two reports on issues of agreement and contention based on the report of the then Committee for Determining the Form of Government.

Forty-sixth Meeting, June 23, 2014
•   Proposal approved to send the report on agreed issues based on the report of the then Committee for Determining the Form of Government to the Constitution Drafting Committee.
•   Proposal approved to send report based on the issues of contention based on the report of the then Committee for Determining the Form of Government to the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee with the directives to seek consensus on the issues.
•   Discussion begins on the two reports on the issues of agreement and contention based on the report of the then Committee on Determination of the Form of the Legislative Organs.

Forty-seventh Meeting, June 24, 2014
• Chairperson of the Constitutional Records Study and Determination Committee Bishnu Prasad Paudel submits a report on the agreed issues based on the report of the then Committee for Determining Base of Cultural and Social Solidarity.
• Discussion continues on the two reports on the issues of agreement and contention based on the report of the then Committee on Determination of the Form of the Legislative Organs.

Forty-eighth Meeting, June 25, 2014
•   Proposal approved to send the report on the agreed issues based on the report of the then Committee on Determination of the Form of the Legislative Organs to the Constitution Drafting Committee.
•   Proposal approved to send the report based on the issues of contention based on the report of the then Committee on Determination of the Form of the Legislative Organs to the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee with the directives to seek consensus on the issues.
•   Joint Discussion begins on the report of agreed issues based on the report of the then Committee for Determining Base of Cultural and Social Solidarity and report of agreed issues based on the draft report of the then Committee on Protection of the Rights of Minorities and Marginalised.

Forty-ninth Meeting, June 26, 2014
• Discussion concludes on the report of agreed issues based on the report of the then Committee for Determining Base of Cultural and Social Solidarity and report of agreed issues based on the draft report of the then Committee on Protection of the Rights of Minorities and Marginalised.
• Chairperson of the Constitutional Records Study and Determination Committee Bishnu Prasad Paudel submits two reports on agreed issues and contention based on the draft reports of the then Committee for Determining the Structure of Constitutional Bodies and reports on agreed issues and contention based on the draft report of the then Constitutional Committee.

Fiftieth Meeting, June 27, 2014
• Proposal approved to send the report of agreed issues based on the report of the then Committee for Determining Base of Cultural and Social Solidarity and the report of agreed issues based on the draft report of the then Committee on Protection of the Rights of Minorities and Marginalised to the Constitution Drafting Committee.
• Discussion begins on the report on the issues of agreement based on the draft report of the then Committee for Determining the Structure of Constitutional Bodies and two reports on agreed issues and contention based on the draft report of the then Constitutional Committee.

Fifty-first Meeting, June 30, 2014
• Proposal approved to send the report on the agreed issues based on the then Committee for Determining the Structure of Constitutional Bodies and report on agreed issues based on the draft report of the then Constitutional Committee to the Constitution Drafting Committee.
• Proposal approved to send the report on issues of contention based on the draft report of the then Committee for Determining the Structure of Constitutional Bodies and the report on the issues of contention based on the draft report of the then Constitutional Committee to the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee with directives to seek consensus on the issues.

Fifty-second Meeting, September 11, 2014
• As per the Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, Chairperson of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee Baburam Bhattarai submits its report.

Fifty-third Meeting, September 12, 2014
• As per the Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion begins on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Fifty-fourth Meeting, September 14, 2014
• As per the Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion continues on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Fifty-fifth Meeting, September 15, 2014
• Chairperson of the Constituent Assembly Subash Chandra Nemwang informs that the ongoing discussion as per the timetable on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee has been removed due to special reason.

Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Meeting, September 17, 2014
• Condolence resolution approved on the death of Constituent Assembly member Posta Bahadur Bogati.
• As per the Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion continues on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Fifty-eighth Meeting, September 18, 2014
• Proposal approved to send the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee along with the agreed issues to the Constitution Drafting Committee.
• Proposal approved to send back the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee extending additional time to seek consensus on the issues of contention based on its until September 30, with the instruction to submit reports to the Constituent Assembly on the agreed issues as soon as they are done or to submit its report in questionnaire format on the issues without consensus partially or in an integrated report within October 7.

Fifty-ninth Meeting, October 8, 2014
• As per the Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, chairperson of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee Baburam Bhattarai presents the Committee report to the Constituent Assembly.

Sixtieth Meeting, October 10, 2014
• Chairperson of Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee Baburam Bhattarai, as per Constituent Assembly Regulations 2070, presents a proposal to begin discussion on the Committee’s report. Proposal approved to send the issues of consensus concluded by the Committee as per its report to the Constitution Drafting Committee.
• Proposal approved to send instructions to the prepare questionnaires on the issues of contention by October 17 to the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee after consulting Work Management Advisory Committee.

Sixty-first Meeting, October 19, 2014
• As per the Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee is presented to the parliament.

Sixty-second Meeting, October 21, 2014
• As per the Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion begins on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee submitted on October 19.
• After consultation with the Work Management Advisory Committee, proposal approved to send the report back to Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee and to extend the final deadline of November 1, 2014 to discuss again on the issues of contention in the Committee and seek consensus; report to be submitted to the Constituent Assembly when and if a consensus is reached on any issues within the time period; for any remaining issues, a questionnaire on issues of disagreement to be submitted to the Constituent Assembly by November 2, 2014.

Sixty-third Meeting, December 9, 2014
• Condolence resolution approved on the death of Constituent Assembly member Hari Bahadur Khadka.

Sixty-fourth Meeting, December 10, 2014
• As per Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, chairperson of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee Baburam Bhattarai presents its report to the parliament.

Sixty-fifth Meeting, December 15, 2014
• As per Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion begins on the Committee report presented by chairperson of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee Baburam Bhattarai.

Sixty-seventh Meeting, December 16, 2014
• As per Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion continues on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Sixty-eighth Meeting, December 17, 2014
• As per Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion continues on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Sixty-ninth Meeting, December 19, 2014
• As per Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion continues on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Seventieth Meeting, December 21, 2014
• As per Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion continues on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Seventy-first Meeting, December 22, 2014
• As per Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion continues on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Seventy-second Meeting, December 23, 2014
• As per Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion continues on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Seventy-third Meeting, December 24, 2014
• As per Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion continues on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Seventy-fourth Meeting, December 28, 2014
• As per Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion continues on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Seventy-fifth Meeting, December 29, 2014
• As per Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion continues on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Seventy-sixth Meeting, December 31, 2014
• As per Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion continues on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Seventy-seventh Meeting, January 2, 2015
• As per Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion continues on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Seventy-eighth Meeting, January 4, 2015
• As per Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion continues on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Seventy-ninth Meeting, January 6, 2015
• As per Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion continues on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Eightieth Meeting, January 7, 2015
• As per Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion continues on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Eighty-first and eighty-second Meetings, January 8, 2015
• As per Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion concludes on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.
• After consultation with the Work Management Advisory Committee, proposal approved to instruct the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee to submit its integrated report for the Constituent Assembly session on January 13, 2015.

Eighty-third Meeting, January 13, 2015
• In the absence of chairperson Baburam Bhattarai, as per the Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, Committee member Surya Bahadur Thapa submits the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee to the Constituent Assembly.

Eighty-fourth Meeting, January 16, 2015
• Discussion continues on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Eighty-fifth Meeting, January 17, 2015
• Discussion continues on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Eighty-sixth Meeting, January 18, 2015
• Discussion concludes on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee.

Eighty-seventh Meeting, January 19, 2015
• Constituent Assembly chairperson proposes the formation of Proposal Drafting Committee to formulate questionnaire on disputed issues. UCPN (M) opposes the proposal and vandalises the Constituent Assembly hall.

Eighty-eighth Meeting, January 20, 2015
• UCPN (M)-led parties obstruct the meeting in opposition to the proposal for formation of Proposal Drafting Committee.

Eighty-ninth and ninetieth Meetings, January 21, 2015
• UCPN (M)-led parties obstruct the meeting in opposition to the proposal for formation of Proposal Drafting Committee.
• Condolence resolution approved on the death of Constituent Assembly member Gopal Singh Bohora.

Ninety-first Meeting, January 22, 2015
• UCPN (M)-led parties obstruct the meeting in opposition to the proposal for formation of Proposal Drafting Committee.

Ninety-second Meeting, January 23, 2015
• UCPN (M)-led parties obstruct the meeting in opposition to the proposal for formation of Proposal Drafting Committee.

Ninety-third Meeting, January 25, 2015
• UCPN (M)-led parties obstruct the meeting in opposition to the proposal for formation of Proposal Drafting Committee. Proposal Drafting Committee formed amidst chaos.

Ninety-fourth Meeting, February 5, 2015
• UCPN (M)-led parties obstruct the meeting in opposition to the formation of Proposal Drafting Committee. Proposal approved to for additional Working Procedures of the Committee.

Ninety-fifth Meeting, February 12, 2015
• Report of the Proposal Drafting Committee approved.

Ninety-sixth Meeting, March 7, 2015
• Condolence resolution approved on the death of former Constituent Assembly members Mahendra Yadav and Ramnath Dhakal.

Ninety-seventh Meeting, March 7, 2015
• Condolence resolution approved on the death of former Constituent Assembly member Salim Miyan Ansari.

Ninety-eighth Meeting, April 19, 2015
• Condolence resolution approved on the death of Constituent Assembly member Surya Bahadur Thapa.

Ninety-ninth Meeting, April 23, 2015
• Constituent Assembly chairperson Subash Nemwang gives a deadline until April 30. Informs the House that the Proposal Drafting Committee will take over if there is no consensus by then.

Hundredth Meeting, June 8, 2015
• Condolence resolution approved on the death of former Constituent Assembly member Gopal Koirala.

Hundred-and-first Meeting, June 9, 2015
• Proposal approved to send the disputed issues to the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee for re-discussion and to seek consensus and submits its report.

Hundred-and-second Meeting, June 11, 2015
• Chairperson of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee Baburam Bhattarai presents its report to the parliament.

Hundred-and-third Meeting, June 12, 2015
• Proposal approved to send the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee to the Constitution Drafting Committee with the instruction and deadline of 15 days.

Hundred-and-fourth Meeting, June 29, 2015
• Condolence resolution approved on the death of former Constituent Assembly member Padma Sundar Lawati.

Hundred-and-fifth Meeting, June 30, 2015
• The report of the Constitution Drafting Committee is submitted to the Constituent Assembly. Tarai-Madhes Loktantrik Party, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal Sadbhawana Party, Federal Socialist Party-Nepal, Tarai-Madhes Sadbhawana Party, Bahujan Shakti Party protesting.

Hundred-and-sixth Meeting, July 2, 2015
• As soon as the meeting begins, RPP-Nepal, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal, Tarai-Madhes Loktantrik Party, Federal Socialist Party, and Nepal Sadbhawana Party object to the proposal to suspend Rule 93(3) of the Regulations. The meeting approves the proposal.

Hundred-and-seventh Meeting, July 3, 2015
• RPP-Nepal protests the inclusion of the right to proselytisation in the fundamental rights. Discussion on the proposal to endorse the first draft of the constitution in principle and publish it in the Nepal Gazette to receive reactions from the public.

Hundred-and-eighth Meeting, July 4, 2015
• RPP-Nepal protests the inclusion of the right to proselytisation in the fundamental rights. Chairperson of the Drafting Committee clarifies that it is not the intention to include the right to proselytize in the fundamental rights. Discussion continues on the proposal to endorse the first draft of the constitution in principle and publish it in the Nepal Gazette to receive reactions from the public.

Hundred-and-ninth Meeting, July 5, 2015
• Stating that the preliminary draft of the constitution is not acceptable as it is not as per the Article 138 of the Interim Constitution of Nepal, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal, Tarai-Madhes Loktantrik Party, Federal Socialist Party, Sadbhawana Party, and Tarai-Madhes Sadbhawana Party boycott the meeting. Discussion continues on the proposal to endorse the first draft of the constitution in principle and publish it in the Nepal Gazette to receive reactions from the public.

Hundred-and-tenth Meeting, July 6, 2015
• Stating that the preliminary draft of the constitution is not acceptable as it is not as per the Article 138 of the Interim Constitution of Nepal, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal, Tarai-Madhes Loktantrik Party, Federal Socialist Party, Sadbhawana Party, and Tarai-Madhes Sadbhawana Party boycott the meeting. Discussion continues on the proposal to endorse the first draft of the constitution in principle and publish it in the Nepal Gazette to receive reactions from the public.

Hundred-and-eleventh Meeting, July 7, 2015
•   Stating that the preliminary draft of the constitution is not acceptable as it is not as per the Article 138 of the Interim Constitution of Nepal, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal, Tarai-Madhes Loktantrik Party, Federal Socialist Party, Sadbhawana Party, and Tarai-Madhes Sadbhawana Party boycott the meeting.
•   Proposal approved by majority on the proposal to endorse the first draft of the constitution in principle and publish it in the Nepal Gazette to receive reactions from the public.
•   Proposal approved to give the responsibility to the Committee on Citizen Relations and Public Opinion Collection to publicise the first draft of the bill on constitution, collect suggestions, and submit its report to the Constituent Assembly.

Hundred-and-twelfth Meeting, July 9, 2015
• Stating that the preliminary draft of the constitution is not acceptable as it is not as per the Article 138 of the Interim Constitution of Nepal, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal, Tarai-Madhes Loktantrik Party, Federal Socialist Party, Sadbhawana Party, and Tarai-Madhes Sadbhawana Party stage protest.
• Working timetable drafted by the Committee on Citizen Relations on publicising and collecting suggestions on the draft constitution is approved.

Hundred-and-thirteenth Meeting, July 28, 2015
• Stating that the preliminary draft of the constitution is not acceptable as it is not as per the Article 138 of the Interim Constitution of Nepal, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal, Tarai-Madhes Loktantrik Party, Federal Socialist Party, Sadbhawana Party, and Tarai-Madhes Sadbhawana Party stage protest.
• Chairperson of the Committee on Citizen Relations and Public Opinion Collection Pramila Rana submits its report on the suggestions and reaction of the public to the first draft of the constitution to the Constituent Assembly.

Hundred-and-fourteenth Meeting, July 29, 2015
• Stating that the preliminary draft of the constitution is not acceptable as it is not as per the Article 138 of the Interim Constitution of Nepal, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal, Tarai-Madhes Loktantrik Party, Federal Socialist Party, Sadbhawana Party, and Tarai-Madhes Sadbhawana Party stage protest.
• Proposal approved to send the first draft of the constitution, the report of the Committee on Citizen Relations and Public Opinion Collection, and the instructions of the Constituent Assembly to the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee to prepare a draft revised constitution bill within four days.

Hundred-and-fifteenth Meeting, August 9, 2015
• Stating that the preliminary draft of the constitution is not acceptable as it is not as per the Article 138 of the Interim Constitution of Nepal, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal, Tarai-Madhes Loktantrik Party, Federal Socialist Party, Sadbhawana Party, and Tarai-Madhes Sadbhawana Party stage protest. RPP-Nepal stages protests for not putting Hindu religion in the constitution.
• As per the Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, chairperson of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee Baburam Bhattarai presents its report to the parliament.

Hundred-and-sixteenth and hundred-and-seventeenth Meetings, August 11, 2015
•   Condolence resolution approved on the death of Constituent Assembly member Rajeshwor Devkota.
•   RPP-Nepal boycotts the meeting after stating that the report is against the wishes of the Tarai-Madhes-focused parties and the people.
•   As per the Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion begins on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee with a proposal of necessary revisions.

Hundred-and-eighteenth Meeting, August 11, 2015
•   RPP-Nepal boycotts the meeting after stating that the report is against the wishes of the Tarai-Madhes-focused parties and the people.
•   As per the Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070, discussion on the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee with a proposal of necessary revisions.
•   Proposal approved to send the report of the Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee with a proposal of necessary revisions and instructions of the Constituent Assembly to revise the bill within five days to the Constitution Drafting Committee.

Hundred-and-nineteenth Meeting, August 18, 2015
• Constitution Drafting Committee is extended additional four days to prepare a Revised Bill of the Constitution of Nepal.

Hundred-and-twentieth Meeting, August 23, 2015
• Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch-Tharuhat, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum Nepal-Loktantrik, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Ganatantrik, Sanghiya Samajwadi Forum-Nepal, Tarai-Madhes Loktantrik Party, Tarai-Madhes Sadbhawana Party, and Tharuhat Tarai Party-Nepal boycott the meeting after putting their opinions.
• Chairperson of the Constitution Drafting Committee Krishna Prasad Sitaula presents the Revised Bill of the Constitution of Nepal to the Constituent Assembly.

Hundred-twenty-first Meeting, August 26, 2015
• Constituent Assembly members from Sanghiya Samajwadi Forum-Nepal, Tarai-Madhes Loktantrik Party, and Tarai-Madhes Sadbhawana Party boycott the meeting after putting their opinions.
• Discussion limited to the need to clarify the basic contents of the Bill on the proposal to consider the Revised Bill of the Constitution of Nepal.

Hundred-twenty-second Meeting, August 27, 2015
• Discussion continues on the need to clarify the basic contents of the bill on the proposal to consider the Revised Bill of the Constitution of Nepal.

Hundred-twenty-third Meeting, August 28, 2015
• Discussion continues on the need to clarify the basic contents of the bill on the proposal to consider the Revised Bill of the Constitution of Nepal.

Hundred-twenty-fourth Meeting, August 29, 2015
• Discussion continues on the need to clarify the basic contents of the bill on the proposal to consider the Revised Bill of the Constitution of Nepal.

Hundred-twenty-fifth Meeting, August 30, 2015
• Proposal to consider the Revised Bill of the Constitution of Nepal for decision approved by majority.

Hundred-twenty-sixth Meeting, August 30, 2015
• Sanghiya Samajwadi Forum-Nepal, Tarai-Madhes Loktantrik Party, Tarai-Madhes Sadbhawana Party, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Ganatantrik, and Constituent Assembly member Rukmani Chaudhary boycott the meeting after putting their opinions.
• Constituent Assembly members continue deliberations on the Revised Bill of the Constitution of Nepal.

Hundred-twenty-seventh Meeting, September 9, 2015
• Constituent Assembly members continue deliberations on the Revised Bill of the Constitution of Nepal.

Hundred-twenty-eighth Meeting, September 10, 2015
• Constituent Assembly members continue deliberations on the Revised Bill of the Constitution of Nepal.

Hundred-twenty-ninth Meeting, September 11, 2015
• Constituent Assembly members continue deliberations on the Revised Bill of the Constitution of Nepal.

Hundred-thirtieth and hundred-thirty-first Meetings, September 13, 2015
• Deliberations end on the Revised Bill of the Constitution of Nepal.
• Proposal approved to revise the Articles 1, 2, and 3 to become part of the Revised Bill of the Constitution of Nepal.

Hundred-thirty-second Meeting, September 14, 2015
• Proposal approved to include the Articles of the Revised Bill of the Constitution of Nepal to become part of the Revised Bill of the Constitution of Nepal.

Hundred-thirty-third Meeting, September 15, 2015
• Proposal approved to include the Articles of the Revised Bill of the Constitution of Nepal to become part of the Revised Bill of the Constitution of Nepal.

Hundred-thirty-fourth Meeting, September 16, 2015
• Proposal approved to include the Articles of the Revised Bill of the Constitution of Nepal to become part of the Revised Bill of the Constitution of Nepal.

Hundred-thirty-fifth Meeting, September 17, 2015
• President Ram Baran Yadav signs a copy of the constitution approved by the Constituent Assembly as per the Rule 110(3) of the Constituent Assembly Regulations, 2070 and promulgates the new constitution.

Compiled by: Tilak Pathak/Bhuwan K.C