The Constituent Assembly of Nepal is very heterogeneous, representing different ethnicities, religious, communities, class, regions, and gender. It can be called a ‘rainbow assembly’. The CA members bring different faces, languages, and dresses to the Assembly meetings. These members from […]

The High-level Taskforce was unable to find consensus only in minor issues but not in issues that have stalled the constitution-drafting process. The UCPN (M) chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led Taskforce held 27 meetings and was able to garner consensus in […]

There were only five sittings of the Constituent Assembly in nine months. Besides discussion on drafting the constitution, the meetings could not achieve anything else. Only three months remain of the extended deadline. However, the constitution-drafting exercise remains where it […]

There are clear indications in the Nepali political circles that the transition will be a protracted one. There is a competition among political players to move ahead by restricting others. Interparty and intra-party disputes are at an extreme. The people […]

The Constituent Assembly (CA) could not promulgate the constitution by the scheduled date of May 28, 2010. Then the parties extended the deadline by another year. Even nine months after extension of the deadline, the constitution-drafting process could not move […]