Everyone should agree on the bill related to transitional justice: Oli

Kathmandu – UML President and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the bill related to transitional justice should be passed with the consent of all.

He expressed this opinion while talking to mediapersons after a meeting with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers at Singhdurbar today.

He informed that there was a discussion with the Prime Minister regarding current issues and finalizing the rest of the peace process. President Oli said that he talked to the Prime Minister about finalizing the bill properly and quickly.

The bill is currently being discussed in the committee regarding the completion of the rest of the peace process. It was discussed that we should settle it well and finish it soon. UML’s stance on TRC remains the same. If it is done well, it will be passed by consensus,” said President Oli. President Oli also informed that UML’s position that the bill related to TRC should be victim-friendly remains the same.

Three major political parties agreed to proceed with the Bill on Transitional Justice and Constitutional Council

May 14, Kathmandu – The meeting between the top leaders of the three major political parties at the Prime Minister’s residence, Baluwatar, has concluded the discussion to advance the bill related to transitional justice and constitutional council.

The meeting held in the presence of the Prime Minister and Chairman of Maoist Center Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, Chairman of Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba, Chairman of the main opposition party UML KP Sharma Oli, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Purna Bahadur Khadka, Deputy Leader of UML Parliamentary Party Subas Nemwang, Chief Whip of Congress Ramesh lekhak and Chief Whip of Maoist Center Hitraj Pandey has decided to proceed with the bill by forming a sub-committee under the subject committee of the House of Representatives.

Similarly, after the top leaders of the three major parties left their position on the Constitutional Council Bill, the process of passing the Constitutional Council Bill will be taken forward.

Regarding the constitutional council bill, after the two ruling parties, Nepali Congress and CPN Maoist Center backed away from the stance, the main opposition CPN-UML has also backed away from its position .

Among the 10 thematic committees in the House of Representatives, it has been agreed between the top leaders that UML will get the leadership of one more committee, including the Public Accounts Committee and also among the two joint committees UML will get the Chairman of the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Committee of the Director Principles, Policies and Responsibilities of the State.

Agreement to make Transitional Justice Bill universally acceptable

Today’s discussion between the top leaders of the three major parties on the transitional justice bill has ended.

The meeting held at the residence of Speaker Devraj Ghimire has reached an agreement to make the transitional justice bill universally acceptable.
The meeting has concluded that the topics to be put in the bill and the process to proceed will be discussed again in the next meeting to be held on April 14 at Singha Durbar.

Leaders also agreed to decide on the leadership and representation of the joint committee and other committees.