KATHMANDU, Oct 11 - On the eve of the Special Session of the Interim Parliament, the CPN-Maoist on Wednesday registered at the parliament secretariat their two demands under special political proposals of public importance.
In the proposals, registered by Maoist Spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara and seconded by Pari Thapa of CPN-United and Ganesh Sah of United Left Front, the Maoists have demanded that the special parliament session adopt a fully proportional electoral system and proclaim a republic.
As the Maoist's demand for proclaiming a republic through the special session of the parliament contravenes Article 159 (3) (a) of the Interim Constitution, the Maoist has also registered a separate proposal to amend the interim constitution.
Article 159 (3) (a) of the Interim Constitution states that the cabinet would submit proposal in the House on declaring Nepal a republican state if the king is found to be disrupting the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections.
The Maoist proposal has also demanded an amendment to the Article 63 (3) of the Interim Constitution which has provisioned a mixed electoral system for the CA poll.
Maoist Spokesperson Mahara said, "We are hopeful that all political parties will support our proposals and the political uncertainty will be settled."
He also said political uncertainty may continue if there is no consensus in the special session of the parliament.
UML Central leader Mahendra Panday said his party is ready to settle all the political issues through consensus.
The Special Session of the Interim Parliament on Thursday will discuss the Maoists' proposals, which were the major reasons for the deferral of the CA poll.
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