Interim Parliament
Koirala Congress 71, UML 68, Deuba Congress 40, Maoists 40, Civil Society 25, People's Front 5, Sadbhavana 5, DaMaJaMa Organizations 16. Total: 270.
50% of the seats reserved for the DaMaJaMa. These MPs will not necessarily be MPs from the 1999 House. So each party will prepare a list such that 33% of their seats go to women, and overall 50% to the DaMaJaMa.
What do you think?
Congress Unification: Not Possible, Unnecessary
It is better to have two parties than to have one that has two clear factions. A unified Congress was too much bigger than the second largest party, the UML. Now there is a better balance of forces.
I believe Nepal has entered an era of coalition governments, kind of like India has. And the UML and the Maoists and the Jana Morcha will likely be natural allies. So it is curious to see the political competition between the UML and the Maoists right now.
But then, you never know. It is possible to imagine a coalition between the UML and the Sadbhavana. Each election will throw up a slightly different coalition perhaps.
Arms Management: Abolish The Two Armies
That is the best option.
Interim Army: You Can Walk And Chew Gum At The Same Time
Two Armies: What To Do
Okay For Maoists To Join Government Before Arms Management
International Sanctions On Nepal Army Have To Continue
Bodyguards For Prachanda And Baburam
Bahun, Chhetri, Sunni
Abolish The Monarchy, Abolish The Army
Monarchy, Army, Federalism
40 Seats For Maoists, 25 For Others
Shobhakar Budhathoki: Transitioning The “Royal” Nepal Army
Pyar Jung's Toys
Dissolve Parliament Only Two Months Before Constituent Assembly Elections
We Took Care Of The King, Pyar Jung Is Small Fry
Dismantle The Two Armies
Reciprocate The Maoist Ceasefire Immediately
Army Under Parliament, Now
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SC seeks clarification from government for not suspending security chiefs for not taking action against the Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS), Gen. Pyar Jung Thapa, acting Inspector General of the Armed Police Force (APF) Bashu Dev Oli and APF DIG Dilip Shrestha for their role during the Jana Andolan (people’s movement) II. ...... accorded top priority to the case, asked the government to furnish replies within 15 days. .....
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H.E. Mr. Kofi Annan
Secretary-General of the United Nations
New York.
Dear Mr. Secretary-General,
This is to draw your attention to the letter sent to you by the Government of Nepal on 2 July 2006 and to register our strong protest and disagreement over certain crucial points of the letter.
Firstly, the letter was written & sent unilaterally and secretively without any consultation with us in utter violation of the spirit of ongoing negotiation between the Government of Nepal and the C.P.N (Maoist). We came to know about the letter through the media after nearly three weeks, and hence this delay to register our disagreement over it.
Secondly, and more importantly, the content of the letter, particularly as stated in points nos. 3 & 4, is in complete violation of the 12-point Understanding of 22 November 2005 and 8-point Agreement of 16 June 2006 reached between the two sides. For your kind recollection, clause-3 of the 8-point Agreement clearly states: "To request the United Nations to assist in the management of the armies and arms of both sides (emphasis added) and to monitor it for a free & fair election to the constituent assembly". Against this, the said letter self-professedly and provocatively talks of "Assist in the monitoring of the combatants of the Maoists and decommissioning of their arms" and "Monitor to assure that the Nepal Army is inside barracks" etc. Such arbitrary and unilateral application of two different yardsticks to the two armies is highly objectionable and totally unacceptable to us. Particularly any talk of "decommissioning" of arms of only the PLA before the election to the constituent assembly is just unthinkable. As everybody knows, the so-called Nepal Army is still loyal to the autocratic monarchy and its democratic restructuring and keeping under credible international monitoring is more imperative & important for free & fair election to the constituent assembly.
We would like to reiterate our appreciation to the United Nations and to you personally for the positive role played so far in favour of democracy, peace and progress in Nepal and expect the same in future. We shall be happy to co-operate in any manner with the UN team planning to visit Nepal soon.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of our highest consideration.
……………………
Prachanda
Chairman
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
24 July 2006