KATHMANDU, JANUARY 19
The Parliamentary Hearing Committee has decided to hold a discussion with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on the progress made in implementation of inclusive and proportional system in the appointment of ambassadors.
A committee meeting held today took the decision to invite the PM to inquire why the inclusive and proportional system was not implemented fully as per the spirit of the3 constitution.
Committee Chair Laxman Lal Karna said that the relevant minister, commission chairperson and experts would be invited to discuss the legal progress related to the inclusive and proportional system and its implementation in the country.
The committee was for holding substantial discussion as it was criticised that mere direction was not enough for policy change and implementation.
Article 42 of the Constitution of Nepal has the provision that representation in state bodies should be based on inclusive principles. Similarly, there is the constitutional provision of parliamentary hearing in relation to the appointment of officials in constitutional bodies including in ambassadorial position.
The parliamentary committee concluded that it would also conduct monitoring and investigation on the recommendation of candidates for appointment to various posts.
The committee further complained that the inclusive and proportional systems as per spirit of the constitution were not implemented in terms of appointments in constitutional bodies and for ambassadors.
Earlier, it had repeatedly directed the government not to ignore the proportional and inclusive system.
According to the committee, its direction on the appointment of ambassador for the US, India and the UK was ignored.
Some members of the committee had argued why conduct hearing if the direction and recommendations were not implemented.
A version of this article appears in the print on January 20, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
