Some Highlights of Nepal's new Constition ''72 b.s.
Cmpiled by:-
Dwarika Prasad Shrestha
3rd aswin. 2072 or 20th sept. 2015 Sunday
3rd aswin. 2072 or 20th sept. 2015 Sunday
1) The Constitution assembly (CA) made
through Nepal’s New Constitution’72 of People’s Federal Republic (Democratic) Constitution
on 31st Bhadra, 2072 or 17th September 2015 Thursday in its 3rd year of
II term. It made the dedication and promise of Prime Minister Susil Koirala
fulfilled.
The proposed constitution was approved by the Speaker of the CA Mr.
Subash Chandra Nemwang on 1st
Aswin, 2072 or 19th Sept. 2015. Friday.
The promulgation of the new Constitution will be announced officially by
the President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav on 3rd Aswin, 2072 or 20th
Sept. 2015, Sunday.
The main document of the constitution was signed by 537 CA members in its
favour. The document was signed earlier by the leaders Messers Susil Koirala, K.P.Oli and Puspa Kamal Dahal -
Prachanda, belonging to the Nepali Congress, Nepal Communist Party -UML and A-Maoist
respectively.
The proposed new constitution was passed by the vote of 507 in favor and
25 against and 59 members absent. The 601 member Assembly (CA) was comprised of
596 members only. Among the Five absentees were -1 dead, 1 suspended and 3 were
not fulfilled yet.
2) The Constitution is comprised of 35
chapters and 308 Acts.
3) Total Duration: The new Constitution
was made through in 2031 days or 5 yrs, 6 months and 26 days. The
main task of constitution writing of the CA members, numbered 601 could not be
accomplished in its first term of 2 yrs and additional 2 yrs. The first
election for the first CA members was held in 2065, Jestha B.S. or 2010. May
AD.
4) During the first term of CA (5 yrs.),
Mr. Puspa Kamal Dahal alias Prachand and
Babu Ram Bhatarai , both senior leaders of A-Maoist were the Prime
Ministers one after another successively. But their tenure were completely
failure to complete the constitution writing.
The election of the 2nd term of CA was held on 4th
Mansir, 2070, Dec. 2015.
5) The Cost: The new constitution was accomplished at the
cost Rs. 32 billions of rupees (32 arba). The annual cost incurred for administration
and others to the Constitutional Assembly for constitution writing was estimated
as 1 arba or one billion of rupees a year.
6) It is believed that the New
Constitution was the truth of 69 yr. old dream of 3 crores of Nepali people,
says the Nepali Constitution Pandits.
7) The 3rd Aswin, 2072 or 20th
Sept. 2015, Sunday was regarded as the New Constitution Day from now on. From
the 2007 B.S. onwards, nearly seven decades have been passed by, six other
constitutions have been promulgated within the period. The ’72 Constitution was
regarded as the best achievement of the people so far.
8) Total sessions sat to promulgate the new
constitution were 123 for 381 hrs28 minutes in 1440 days during the
Constitution Assembly period in its first term. In the second term they sat for
135 sessions of 338 hours altogether in 571 days. The 2nd term of
the CA was administered from 8th Magh, 2070 to 3rd Aswin,
2072.
9) The new Constitution is provided with
many openings and made comfortable to adjust many, many new resolution, criterions
related with freedom and rights of the people.
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