Just as some leaders of the Samyukta Loktantrik
Madhesi Morcha dropped a hint that it could support the constitution amendment
bill, Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Kamal Thapa said on Tuesday
that the bill will not get endorsed in Parliament.
The RPP, which has 37 seats in Parliament, is the
fourth largest party in Parliament.
“I don’t know why the main opposition CPN-UML is
obstructing House proceedings to protest against the constitution amendment
bill which anyway will not pass,” said Thapa at an interaction in the
Capital.
“The bill is cannot accepted in its current form,”
he said. “Most of the contents and clauses are not in the country’s interest.
That’s why our party will not support the bill,” said Thapa, whose RPP-Nepal
merged with Pashupati Shumsher Rana-led RPP to form a unified RPP last month.
Before merger Thapa’s party was in the opposition and Rana’s RPP was in the
government.
“Going by the current situation in the House, the
bill is not going to get endorsed,” he said at the Reporters’ Club. A two-thirds
majority is required in the 594-strong House to pass the amendment bill, and
RPP’s role will be crucial. Thapa suggested that the government should seek an
alternative to the bill, as the agitating Madhes-based parties themselves have
refused to take ownership of it, the UML is opposing it and people are
protesting against it.
Stating that the country could plunge into crisis
if parties fail to come together, Thapa said protecting national unity is the
need of the hour. “All political forces should act responsibly to implement the
constitution,” he said, adding that the parties have a constitutional
obligation to hold three levels of elections by January 2018, which are not
possible without the participation of the agitating Madhes-based parties.
Published: 07-12-2016
The Kathmandu Post
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