Update2: Cabinet has decided to forward ordinances (with new TRC ordinance) and ways to remove constitutional hurdles to President, though three ministries have boycotted the meeting. Meanwhile, the sworn in of the Chief Justice as Interim Election Council head, is planned for 9 am Thursday Morning.
Update1: Parties have inked two deals (one 25 point for removing constitutional hurdles and another 11 point for Political consensus) for making Chief justice to lead the "Interim Election Council" for which CJ had expressed his reservation to name him as Prime Minister only. Date for new CA election (491 members) is known to be agreed for Ashad 7, but parties are ready to give him ultimate date till Mangsir in case of some trouble. As CJ will be named Interim Election council head, I wonder what those 11 ministers from ex bureaucrats be called. Cabinet meeting is underway to approve the deals from the party and send ordinances to president to remove the constitutional hurdles. If President approves the ordinance and add some articles in Interim Constitution, Chief Justice is very likely to be sworn-ed in tonight this late.
It is known that Four Parties (NC, UML, UCPN, and Madhesi Morcha) have reached to a consensus to make Chief justice- new prime Minister of Nepal for holding another Constituent Assembly Elections. It is also known that 11 point deal is already drafted and is going to be signed by the senior leaders of the parties and cabinet after approval will be sending it to President. Its been more than a month that these parties were delving on that issue along with other issues of TRC (Truth Reconciliation Committee), Citizenship problem, Maoists combatants rank, and constitutional hurdles.
Update1: Parties have inked two deals (one 25 point for removing constitutional hurdles and another 11 point for Political consensus) for making Chief justice to lead the "Interim Election Council" for which CJ had expressed his reservation to name him as Prime Minister only. Date for new CA election (491 members) is known to be agreed for Ashad 7, but parties are ready to give him ultimate date till Mangsir in case of some trouble. As CJ will be named Interim Election council head, I wonder what those 11 ministers from ex bureaucrats be called. Cabinet meeting is underway to approve the deals from the party and send ordinances to president to remove the constitutional hurdles. If President approves the ordinance and add some articles in Interim Constitution, Chief Justice is very likely to be sworn-ed in tonight this late.
It is known that Four Parties (NC, UML, UCPN, and Madhesi Morcha) have reached to a consensus to make Chief justice- new prime Minister of Nepal for holding another Constituent Assembly Elections. It is also known that 11 point deal is already drafted and is going to be signed by the senior leaders of the parties and cabinet after approval will be sending it to President. Its been more than a month that these parties were delving on that issue along with other issues of TRC (Truth Reconciliation Committee), Citizenship problem, Maoists combatants rank, and constitutional hurdles.
Though all other issues are already known to be resolved, the issue of rank of former Maoists combatants is not known how they have fixed as Maoists were asking for one colonel and two lieutenant colonel but NC,UML were against this proposal.
Earlier UCPN Leader and Minister of Finance Barshaman Pun informed media that the leaders have almost resolved all the issues for CJ Solution today and if Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi agrees with the issues, he will be sworn-ed in as Election Prime Minister tonight. He also hinted of the cabinet meeting after the deal of four parties and after approval from cabinet, they will send it to President for removing all the constitutional hurdles. They are also having rush to do it, even in the midnight hours as the hearing on a writ against the Chief Justice as the head of election government starts from tomorrow onward.
In a bid to end the political deadlock of our country, our country will have CJ as new prime Minister with previous bureaucrats like previous secretariats, and other experts as new Ministers under his cabinet. But the number of ministries seems to be either 11 or 15 (which is quite small as compared to previous government ministerial structure).
Meanwhile different Civil Society leaders have held an rally outside President's Office to protest against the CJ solution. On the other hand, 22 parties including new Maoists led by Mohan Baidhya have declared to intensify the protest against the four parties move to make chief justice as new Prime Minister, pointing it to be unconstitutional. In another event, former Prime Minister and Senior UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal has expressed his dissatisfaction with the Chief Justice as new prime minister as it will lead country to nowhere and he smells big conspiracy in it.
With such opposition already, I wonder how Chief justice will be able to held elections in Ashad (now elections in Jestha seems to be almost impossible). If it's a mere conspiracy of a party to lead a country to vacuum and take advantage of it, they are the ones who will be foiling this CJ solution ( that is the ones who are conspiring, won't support him to held elections). Lets not hope so, and Wish our country will lead to new elections and Let the ballot decide.
