Kathmandu, December 10:

Even as the seven-party alliance and the Maoists have different opinions on how the interim statute should look like, former Supreme Court judge Laxman Prasad Aryal said the parties should not tamper with the contents of the interim statute. Aryal headed the panel which had drafted the interim statute.

“They (parties and Maoists) are finding it difficult to finalise the interim statute just because they are not methodical. They are also out of step with each other,” Aryal said while speaking at the Reporters Club today.

Warning the parties and the Maoists to refrain from many any changes in the text except the section where they have to fill in their point of view, Aryal suggested that the statute may be promulgated after tabling it in the House.

“How fast or how belatedly the statute comes may now depend on how long the Parliament takes to finalise it. Any delay in the process could complicate the entire process,” Aryal further said, adding that “rather than saying it must come as soon as possible, it is good to say its promulgation will depend on the homework by the House”.