SPA panel discussing first CA meet’s agendas Thursday

The Seven Party Alliance (SPA) taskforce set up to work out the procedure, working list and agenda for the first Constituent Assembly (CA) sitting is due to hold a meeting Thursday.

Today’s meeting will discuss the agendas to be presented at the first CA sitting, republic implementation and formation of the next government, SPA panel member CPN Mainali informed.

The meeting has been scheduled under the leadership of the CPN-Maoist at the Parliamentary Secretariat office in Singhadurbar for 5 this evening.

The SPA panel formed last Friday had held consultations with the entire 25 political parties elected to the CA on Sunday.

The taskforce constitutes Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai and Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Nepali Congress leaders Ram Chandra Poudel and Bimelandra Nidhai, UML’s Jhala Nath Khanal and Bhim Rawal, CPN-ML’s CP Mainali, People’s Front Nepal’s Lila Mani Pokhrel, and Ghanashyam Sharman Poudel and Nepal Worker’s and Peasant Party’s Prem Suwal.
Apart from the CA meeting, the taskforce is also responsible for recommending the names of 26 distinguished persons as the CA members to the government.

As per the constitutional provision, the first CA meeting should be convened within 21 days after the announcement of the complete CA polls result (ie. until 28 May).

The Election Commission had submitted the final list of CA members elected under direct and proportional electoral system to the Prime Minister on May 8.