KHOTANG., July 18

The process of collecting people’s feedback on the draft constitution started in Khotang on Saturday. Constituent Assembly member Bishal Bhattarai from Khotang constituency-2 began collecting people’s feedback from Khotang Bazaar.

CA member Bhattarai said that people from as many as 37 VDCs of constituency-2 were invited at Khotang Bazaar to discuss the draft constitution. Bhattarai said that they had arranged video recorder to record the feedback.

Bhattarai said that they would organise a similar gathering at Chisapani to collect people’s feedback tomorrow.

CA members PK Rai, Saraswoti Bajimay and JB Tuhure are planning to collect people’s feedback by organising a public hearing programme at Arkhaule in constituency-1 tomorrow.

CA members had flown to the district on chopper with copies of the draft constitution yesterday.

Meanwhile, National Human Rights Commission sub-regional office Diktel, too has begun collecting suggestions from public on the draft constitution. Loknath Ghimire, acting chief of the sub-regional office, said his office would give continuity to feedback collection programme for two more days. Yesterday, the office held an interaction with journalists, rights activists and lawyers, among others.