Kathmandu,-Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has emphasized that as all parties have accepted democracy there should be no doubt over the promulgation of the new constitution.
Addresing the 24 founding day of Democratic Lawyers Association here on Friday, he said all the parties follow democratic principles and hence the time has come for the opposition parties too to think about promulgating a democratic constitution.
He also suggested all the democratic legal practitioners to become united, while giving assurances from his side to work for bringing the two factions together.
On the occasion, the Prime Minister said he wished to leave the chair of the Prime Minister by promulgating the new constitution as soon as possible.
Minister for Law, Justice, Constituent Assembly and Parliamentary Affairs Narahari Acharya said political commitments are more important for the political parties rather than legal commitments. “Hence the political commitments made in the past should be fulfilled in the present complex and challenging situation”, he said.
He also said that the common proposal on behalf of the government was tabled to ensure that the constitution is a lasting document and that proposals from other parties can also be discussed, if any.
It may be noted that there are presently two separate factions of democratic lawyers. The General Convention held in Nepalgunj some months ago had elected a new executive committee led by Gopal Krishna Ghimire. But a dissenting faction constituted a parallem committee under the leadership of senior advocate Bharat Kharel.