KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 10
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expressed his commitment to finalize the Bill on Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons in the upcoming House session.
The Bill, aimed at amending the existing provisions of transitional justice (TJ), has been presented in the House.
During a program organized by the National Alliance of Victims of Human Rights Violations on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the official residence of the Prime Minister in Baluwatar on Sunday, the PM stated that the Bill related to transitional justice would be given top priority in the upcoming Winter Session of the Federal Parliament.
On the occasion, the PM mentioned that he was making utmost efforts to reach a conclusion on the issue based on national consensus. He added that the Bill would be finalized even through the democratic process if consensus was not achieved. "This (Bill) will be finalized immediately after the beginning of the House session. It will be concluded through the process if consensus is not reached on the issues of the Bill."
Likewise, the PM shared that he had serious consultations with the leaders of the ruling parties Nepali Congress (NC) and the opposition CPN (UML) regarding the same issue some weeks ago.
"The victims want the speedy advancement of this process. The government shares the same aspiration. There is no situation to remain in confusion and doubt. Continuous consultations were held in Singhadurbar and Baluwatar to forge national consensus. A sort of environment has been created," the PM elaborated on the positive environment being created within the country to conclude transitional justice.
Similarly, the PM added that concluding the peace process was his priority during his current premiership and described that the victims and political parties have come to a point to finalize this issue through consensus. "This is a new achievement in itself," according to PM Dahal.
Likewise, the PM said that Nepal's peace process is not only a national agenda, adding that he shared information about its final stage in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and the sideline meetings. "This is a unique one. This could be a model for the world. I have shared that the international community should not delay in institutionalizing this (Nepal's peace process)," the PM told the victims of human rights violations present at the meeting.
In his statement, the PM reiterated that transitional justice would be concluded in favor of the victims by considering international practices and the verdicts of the Supreme Court (SC).
