Kathmandu, January 3

The CPN-UML has decided to meet the ruling coalition and dwell on ending the ongoing House obstruction in the new context.

The Standing Committee meeting of the party held at the residence of party chair KP Sharma Oli in Balkot of Bhaktapur and parliamentary party meeting held later in New Baneshwor decided to hold discussion with all stake holders including the government and the ruling coalition to seek an appropriate solution to end the House obstructions.

“We have welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court and decided to request the government to withdraw the constitution amendment bill and hold consultations with other parties for ending the House obstruction,” said CPN-UML Vice-chairman Bhim Rawal after the PP meeting.

“We’ll discuss with all stakeholders, including opposition parties and the ruling coalition, to forge consensus to end the stalemate,” said UML Secretary Yogesh Bhattarai.

The meeting has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision on the constitution amendment bill and asked the government to withdraw it, keeping in mind the SC’s judgment. The UML claimed that the SC’s ruling had substantiated its stand and the constitutional provision that the boundaries of the provinces could not be altered without the consent of the federal assemblies.

“SC’s ruling has ended the rational of the constitution amendment bill registered by the government,” reads the statement issued by Bhattarai. He said his party could change the modality of the ongoing protest after the mass assembly on January 6.

The meeting also thanked the people across the country, especially the people of Province 5, for protesting the constitution amendment bill registered in the Parliament. The meeting also decided to make the mass assembly effective and requested its supporters, well-wishers and general public to participate in the programme.

The UML has been obstructing the Parliament, since the government registered the  amendment bill in the Parliament on November 29. The UML termed the bill anti-national, anti- constitutional and against will of the people.

Meanwhile, Oli said the SC ruling had landed the government in trouble and asked it to withdraw the bill. Speaking at UML’s PP meeting, Oli said the SC judgment had proved the UML’s stance against the controversial bill was right.