Date
|
Place
|
Incident
|
Nature of incident
|
January 1
|
Parsa District
|
Four cadres of the UCPN-M were
injured during factional clash in Parsa District to protest
the 'unilateral' decision of the party leadership in connection
to selecting names of candidates for CA member under the PR
system.
|
Violent
|
January 1
|
Kathmandu
|
Two senior leaders of the UCPN-M
- former vice-chairmen duo Baburam Bhattarai and Narayankaji
Shrestha - lodged a written complaint against party Chairman
Pushpa Kamal Dahal asking him to amend the list of PR candidates.
|
Non-Violent
|
January 5 |
Kathmandu |
CPN-UML and UCPN-M forged a common
stance on whether or not to hold fresh election for the post of
President and Vice-President. Leaders from the two parties shared
similar views during talks held in Kathmandu, saying it would
be a natural democratic practice to hold fresh elections for the
posts.
|
Non-Violent
|
January 7 |
Kathmandu |
CC meeting of the UCPN-M has been
postponed by one week to January 16 from January 10, owing to
ongoing conflict among party Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal and
senior leaders.
|
Non-Violent |
January 8 |
Kathmandu |
A senior leader of UCPN-M in Kathmandu
said "We have asked NC and the CPN-UML to bring power-sharing
proposal of the new Government. But we have not yet decided whether
we will join the Government or not."
|
Statement |
January 15 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M decided to adopt democratic
exercise both in it internal affairs and external party relations,
in tune with the changed context of the 21st century. In the political
paper distributed among politburo members of the party, Chairman
Pushpa Kamal Dahal proposed multiparty exercise as the party´s
future political line.
|
Non-Violent |
January 16 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M at the ongoing CC proposed
holding local body elections only after the promulgation of the
new constitution through the newly-elected CA.
|
Non-Violent |
January 17 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal
told the NC leaders that his party was not rigid on the issue
of re-election of the President and was ready to hold discussion
on it. NC President Sushil Koirala, Vice-president Ramchandra
Paudel and general secretaries Prakash Man Singh and Sitaula met
Dahal at his residence in Kathmandu to woo him in their bid to
forge consensus on Government formation.
|
Statement |
January 19 |
Kathmandu |
A writ petition filed at the SC
to prevent Lalendra Kumar Mandal, who has been nominated as a
CA member by UCPN-M under PR electoral system from taking oath
of office as he has been accused of the murder of one Ram Bilas
Mandal.
|
Non-Violent |
January 22 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M at its CC meeting in Kathmandu
mulled for an alternative to party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal
as its PP leader in the new Parliament. The meeting discussed
the name of Krishna Bahadur Mahara as PP leader.
|
Non-Violent |
January 24 |
Katmandu |
UCPN-M's CC meeting in Katmandu
was postponed until January 27, as the party Chairperson Pushpa
Kamal Dahal had come under sharp criticism for his political report
and family involvement in the party.
|
Non-Violent |
January 27 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M leaders, after holding
discussions for long in Kathmandu, decided to pick Chairman Pushpa
Kamal Dahal as the PP leader to the CA.
|
Non-Violent |
January 29 |
Kathmandu |
SC issued summons to UCPN-M lawmaker
Lalendra Kumar Mandal for his alleged involvement in a murder.
A single bench of Justice Prakash Wasti issued the summons responding
to a writ petition filed by advocate Dinesh Tripathi seeking Mandal's
arrest.
|
Non-Violent |
January 29 |
Kathmandu |
The CC meeting of the UCPN-M in
Kathmandu decided to organize a national organizational conference
in coming April/ May to downsize the CC committee and make the
organizational structure more manageable.
|
Non-Violent |
January 30 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M central office comprising
top four leaders met in Kathmandu along with the in-charges of
different bureaus and decided to propose to the ongoing CC meeting
that all the lower committees be dissolved. The meeting also decided
to downsize the existing 268-strong CC of the party to two-digits.
|
Non-Violent |
February 2 |
Kathmandu |
The UCPN-M in Kathmandu formed
a ´shadow cabinet´ and named ministers to criticize the policies
and actions of the Government. The meeting also named shadow ministers
and assigned them separate ministries.
|
Non-Violent |
February 5 |
Nuwakot District
|
Leader of the UCPN-M Posta Bahadur
Bogati ruled out the possibility of unity with the CPN-Maoist
for now. He said that no symptom has now been developed for unison
with them.
|
Statement |
February 7 |
Okhaldhunga District
|
The Okhaldhunga District Court
sentenced five UCPN-M cadres to life imprisonment for the murder
of CPN-UML leader Chabbi Lal Karki at the Tara Hotel of Okhaldhunga
District three years ago. Those found guilty of the murder are
UCPN-M cadres Yadunath Ghimire, Tikaram Bhujel, Bimarsha Raj Ghimire,
Nawaraj Basnet and Karki´s elder brother Dhan Bahadur Karki.
|
Non-Violent |
February 9 |
Kathmandu
|
UCPN-M at a meeting of office
bearers of the party in Kathmandu decided to stay in the opposition
aiming to play a constructive role in constitution drafting. UCPN-M
has also decided to forge an alliance with some Madhes-based and
fringe parties to form a strong opposition front.
|
Non-Violent |
February 10 |
Kathmandu |
A meeting of the 16 political
parties held at the UCPN-M's central party office in Kathmandu
decided not to support NC Sushil Koirala in Prime Ministerial
election.
|
Non-Violent |
February 13 |
Kathmandu |
Commemorating the 19th 'People´s
War' Day at separate functions in Kathmandu, both Maoist parties
of UCPN-M and CPN-Maoist expressed regret over their split, realizing
that the change movement launched by their 'People´s War' had
weekend after the separation.
|
Non-Violent |
February 13 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal
in Kathmandu expressed his doubt as to whether a new constitution
will be promulgated in one year as committed by the major political
parties as NC and CPN-UML are fighting over one Ministry, the
Ministry of Home Affairs.
|
Statement |
February 14 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M at the PP meeting held
in Kathmandu decided to collect NPR 12,000 a month from its 80
lawmakers in Parliament. Krishna Bahadur Mahara, who is chief
of the party´s parliamentary front, proposed collecting the amount
from each lawmaker as levy to the party.
|
Non-Violent |
February 16 |
Kathmandu |
A meeting of the party office
bearers of the UCPN-M in Kathmandu decided not to join the Government
as NC and CPN-UML have failed to reach a power sharing-deal.
|
Non-Violent |
February 24 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M demanded that the Legislature
Parliament in Kathmandu begin the process of election of President
and Vice President. UCPN-M leader Shakti Bahadur Basnet criticised
NC and CPN-UML for bartering the Presidential election issue in
exchange for a certain ministerial portfolio.
|
Non-Violent |
February 26 |
Kathmandu |
Onsari Gharti, the sole lawmaker
of UCPN-M to be directly elected to the CA in the November 19,
2013 elections, has been elected as the Vice-Chairperson of the
CA with an overwhelming majority of 484 of the total 489 votes
cast in the CA meeting with the support of major political parties.
|
Non-Violent |
February 27 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M at a meeting of the former
office bearers of the party held at its party headquarters in
Kathmandu decided to play a "proactive role" to ensure the much-awaited
new constitution from the second CA itself within the next one
year.
|
Non-Violent |
March 6 |
Kathmandu |
Agni Sapkota, leader of the UCPN-M,
responding to Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bamdev Gautam´s
remarks to the House on the Government´s moves to punish those
involved urged the Government to form a TRC at the earliest to
investigate all cases from the insurgency period.
|
Statement |
March 13 |
Kathmandu
|
UCPN-M Chairperson, Pushpa Kamal
Dahal and CPN-Maoist Chairperson, Mohan Baidya signed a two-point
deal opposing the Government preparation for local elections and
arrest of individuals alleged of rights violation during armed
conflict.
|
Non-Violent |
March 16 |
Kathmandu |
The meeting of the UCPN-M leaders
in Kathmandu decided to draw the Government's attention on why
the political agreement to investigate into the November 19 CA
poll rigging was not implemented.
|
Non-Violent |
April 1 |
Chitwan District |
UCPN-M leader Baburam Bhattarai
challenged the authorities to initiate legal action against him
on cases related to conflict era murder and rights abuse. He further
said that as he was the head of the then Maoist people's Government
he would take full responsibility "for all the acts committed
during that period".
|
Statement |
April 4 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal
while addressing the inaugural session of the 19th national conference
of the party's student wing ANNISU-R in Kathmandu warned of serious
consequences if the SC fails to respect the past agreements, including
the Comprehensive Peace Accord.
|
Statement |
April 6 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M leaders met Prime Minister
Sushil Koirala in Kathmandu and expressed concern about the 'unilateral
decision' to reform the Bills on TRC and Commission on Disappearances
and called for downsizing negative list for granting amnesty.
|
Non-Violent |
April 8 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M leaders said that as a
result of its humiliating defeat in the CA polls, active members
of UCPN-M are likely to decrease significantly during its upcoming
general convention. The members are likely to decrease as several
of its members have joined CPN-Maoist while the others have not
renewed memberships.
|
Statement |
April 14 |
Kathamandu |
Chairman of UCPN-M Pushpa Kamal
Dahal while talking to journalists at his residence in Kathamandu
warned that the nation could plunge into serious confrontation
if the Government failed to commit to the TRC.
|
Statement |
April 14 |
Kathmandu |
A day after a District attorney's
office filed case against 13 cadres for a 2004 murder, the UCPN-M
boycotted a scheduled three-party meeting in protest and warned
of further protests.
|
Non-Violent |
April 15 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M during a meeting of the
party's office bearers held in Kathmandu announced nationwide
protest programs against the Government move to lodge cases against
its cadres implicated in the murder of Krishna Prasad Adhikari.
|
Statement |
April 17 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M obstructed Parliament House
proceedings, protesting the Government move of filing charge-sheet
against 13 Maoists cadres accused of murdering Krishna Prasad
Adhikari.
|
Violent |
April 17 |
Kathmandu |
After the release two Maoist cadres,
the UCPN-M agreed to stay in the all party meeting which was protesting
war-era cases should not have been dealt before the formation
of a TRC.
|
Non-Violent |
April 19 |
Kaski District |
UCPN-M leader Narayankaji Shrestha
inaugurating his party's sixth District conference in Kaski District
said bringing war-era cases under the purview of the court instead
of finding a solution through TRC is akin to plotting against
the republican constitution.
|
Statement |
April 29 |
Morang District |
UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal
divulged a plan, to form a new party through conglomeration of
various communist parties at its upcoming national conference.
|
Statement |
April 29 |
Morang District |
With the deepening intra-party
rift among factions led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Baburam Bhattarai
in the UCPN-M, cadres loyal to the two factions are holding separate
District conclaves after differences worsened in Rautahat.
|
Non-Violent |
May 1 |
Morang District |
UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal
floated a proposal to form a broad alliance comprising representations
from the like-minded parties to ensure a democratic and timely
constitution in the country.
|
Statement |
May 2 |
Morang District |
The national convention of the
UCPN-M called to strengthen the party organisations witnessed
tensions and divisions among rival factions of the party.
|
Non-Violent |
May 2 |
Morang District |
The UCPN-M is planning to select
75 CC members through a direct election process in its national
convention that begins May 8 to uphold the democratic practice
inside the party. The party will downsize the current 300-member
jumbo CC to 99-member to make it functional and effective. The
remaining 24 CC members will be nominated by party's office bearers
after the convention concludes.
|
Non-Violent |
May 4 |
Morang District |
The national convention of the
UCPN-M to be held in Biratnagar in Morang District has been put
off until May 5.
|
Non-Violent |
May 5 |
Morang District |
The closed session of the UCPN-M's
national convention in Biratnagar in Morang District could not
resume even on May 5 and was postponed to May 6, as the party's
prominent leaders continued differing on major political issues.
|
Violent |
May 6 |
Morang District |
The UCPN-M's national convention
that was aimed at strengthening the party concluded in Biratnagar
in Morang District. The UCPN-M re-elected party chairperson Pushpa
Kamal Dahal to the same post again.
|
Violent |
May 11 |
Morang District |
UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal
said, that growing rapprochement with breakaway faction CPN-Maoist
would not affect his commitment to peace and constitution.
|
Non-violent |
May 12 |
Morang District |
The Baburam Bhattarai faction
of the UCPN-M said it is ready to join the party's CC if Chairman
Pushpa Kamal Dahal agrees to fulfill a number of conditions including
coming clean on the issues of peace and constitution. A meeting
of CC has been called for May 15 to discuss ways to bring the
Bhattarai faction on board.
|
Non-violent |
May 15 |
Morang District |
UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal
aka Prachanda at a programme organised by ANNISU-R in Kathmandu
said that he is ready to leave the leadership for the unification
of the party.
|
Non-violent |
May 19 |
Morang District |
UCPN-M senior leader Baburam Bhattarai
agreed to join party's Central Committee. Baburam Bhattarai and
Krishna Bahadur Mahara will join the party's office bearer which
has Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Narayan Kaji Shrestha and Posta
Bahadur Bogati currently.
|
Non-violent |
May 20 |
Morang District
|
The UCPN-M decided to expand the
size of its CC to 149-member in order to accommodate more leaders
from the Baburam Bhattarai faction. The current CC consisted of
84-members and it does not have Bhattarai supporters as members.
|
Non-Violent |
May 23 |
Morang District
|
Failing to pick party office bearers
and standing committee and politburo members through consensus,
the UCPN-M has decided to go to vote to pick candidates for the
vital positions. Party chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda
informed the party CC meeting that party leaders decided to hold
election after efforts to settle the leadership row at the CC
meeting failed to make any headway.
|
Non-Violent |
May 25 |
Okhaldhunga District
|
The 151-strong nominated CC of
the UCPN-M elected 50 politburo members. According to election
committee member Ram Narayan Bidari, among the 116 total votes,
16 were declared invalid and only 100 votes were counted. He said
all 151 central committee members were voters as well as candidates
for the 50-member politburo.
|
Non-Violent |
May 26 |
Okhaldhunga District
|
The UCPN-M elected a 16-member
Standing Committee by holding election. According to the election
committee, eleven are from the Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka
Prachanda faction, three from Bhattarai faction and two from the
Narayan Kaji Shrestha faction.
|
Non-Violent |
May 27 |
Okhaldhunga District
|
The UCPN-M elected its Office
Bearers headed by party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda,
in a CC meeting held at the party's headquarters in Paris Danda
(Okhaldhunga District). The election was held for two vice-chairman,
one general secretary, three secretaries and a treasurer.
|
Non-Violent |
May 28 |
Okhaldhunga District
|
The UCPN-M faction led by Baburam
Bhattarai has decided to refuse posts in politburo, standing committee
and the office bearers´ body of the party at the party´s CC meeting.
Following Bhattarai´s announcement, the party has formed a committee
led by party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, to prepare
working procedure for intra-party struggle.
|
Non-Violent |
May 29 |
Okhaldhunga District
|
UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal
aka Prachanda claimed that it would be very unfortunate for the
country if the NC and other ruling parties insisted on deciding
the contentious issues in the new constitution through voting
in the CA.
|
Non-Violent |
June 1 |
Okhaldhunga District
|
Expressing dissatisfaction over
the proposed work division, many leaders of UCPN-M urged the leadership
to give them proper task to accomplish, and stalled the CC meeting
and postponed the meeting till June 2.
|
Non-Violent |
June 3 |
Dailekh District
|
PM Sushil Koirala held discussion
with UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda over resuming
the Legislature-Parliament session, obstructed by the opposition
parties demanding implementation of past pacts and a brake in
the "unchecked transfer of funds and expenditures from the Treasury".
|
Non-Violent |
June 4 |
Kathmandu
|
The UCPN-M continued their obstruction
of the Parliament, demanding investigation into what they call
"election fraud," among other things. Negotiations between the
ruling parties and the main opposition failed to end the obstruction.
The UCPN-M has been demanding implementation of the four-point
agreement signed between victorious parties and the Maoists after
the second CA elections in November 2013.
|
Non-Violent |
June 9 |
Kathmandu |
The CPN-Maoist, which boycotted
the second CA election, has formally proposed to hold a national
political assembly in order to bring parties that are in and outside
the CA for discussing crucial agenda of the constitution being
drafted. In a meeting with the NC, CPN-UML and UCPN-M leaders,
CPN-Maoist Vice-chairman CP Gajurel presented an eight-point outline
aimed at bringing all the political forces together. The objective
of the meet, according to the party, would be to create an enabling
environment for incorporating past pacts in a pro-people constitution
and to find consensus on vital issues while drafting the statute.
|
Non-Violent |
June 10 |
Kathmandu |
The CA forwarded contentious issues
concerning federalism to its Political Dialogue and Consensus
Committee for further deliberations, after broad and intensive
discussions in the CA for nearly two weeks in Kathmandu. It is
now a mandate of the Committee led by UCPN-M leader Baburam Bhattarai
to settle the issues by holding talks with political parties in
and outside the Assembly.
|
Non-Violent |
June 11 |
Kathmandu |
Political parties reached an agreement
to form a political committee to oversee constitution-writing
process and conclude remaining tasks of the peace process, including
transitional justice. UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda
said he was hopeful of constitution-writing gaining momentum after
the agreement. He said the need of the hour was to conclude the
incomplete tasks of the peace process. Dahal added that the parties
were still discussing on the nature and composition of the HLPC.
|
Non-Violent |
June 15 |
Kathmandu |
The CA started discussing on forms
of governance, an issue the parties failed to agree on in the
previous CA. In the discussions the major parties, NC, CPN-UML
and UCPN-M, put forth views according to their party lines, leaving
little room for compromise.
|
Non-Violent |
June 18 |
Kathmandu |
The UCPN-M has been approaching
the breakaway CPN-Maoist for party unification. However, the later
has dubbed the move as mere propaganda. "Though they are talking
about party unification, it just looks like propaganda, as they
have not done any homework with regards to our six-point condition,"
said CPN-Maoist secretary Dev Gurung.
|
Non-Violent |
June 25 |
Kathmandu |
A cross-party taskforce formed
by the UCPN-M, CPN-Maoist, RCP, CPN (Maoist) and CPN (Unified)
finalised code of conduct and procedures of the alliance, but
failed to agree on the leadership of the alliance.
|
Non-Violent |
June 28 |
Kathmandu |
Five communist parties - UCPN-M,
CPN-Maoist, CPN (M), RCP and CPN (Unified) - at a special function
at Buddha Nagar in Kathmandu signed an agreement to form an alliance.
|
Non-Violent |
June 29 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M Standing Committee member
Gopal Kirati said that the UCPN-M never stood for single-identity
based federalism and the party supports five bases of identity
and four bases of strength for carving out the states of the country
which was proposed by a committee under the previous CA.
|
Statement |
July 9 |
Kathmandu |
The UCPN-M forged an alliance
with five Madhes-based parties and Federal Socialist Party Nepal
to push for identity-based federalism and progressive constitution.
The purpose of the alliance is to press the big parties - NC and
CPN-UML - to embrace the desire for change manifested in various
political movements and incorporate its spirit while drafting
a new constitution.
|
Non-Violent |
July 10 |
Kathmandu |
Seven opposition parties, the
UCPN-M, Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum-Democratic, Madhesi Janaadhikar
Forum-Nepal, Tarai Madhes Democratic Party, Sadbhawana Party,
Tarai Madhes Sadbhawana Party-Nepal and Federal Socialist Party-Nepal,
formed a new front - Federal Republican Front - Nepal, pledging
to struggle for identity-based federal constitution. The front's
16-point concept paper unveiled at a programme in Kathmandu states
the objective of the front is to ensure self rule in pradeshes
and shared rule at the centre in a federal set-up.
|
Non-Violent |
July 22 |
Kathmandu |
A meeting of the WAC, an alliance
of five-parties, including Pushpa Kama Dahal aka Prachanda-led
UCPN-M, Mohan Baidya aka Kiran-led CPN-Maoist-Baidya, Matriya
Yadav-led CPN-Matriya, Mani Thapa-led RCP and Pari Thapa-led CPN-U
decided to hold talks with the Government on organising an all-party
meet at CPN-Maoist headquarters in Kathmandu, to settle political
issues.
|
Non-Violent |
August 4 |
Kathmandu |
The feud within the UCPN-M reached
its climax as the establishment faction of the UCPN-M decided
to give a final chance former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai
and his loyalists Top Bahadur Rayamajhi and Devendra Poudel to
accept their respective positions in the party's body.
|
Non-Violent |
August 6 |
Kathmandu |
The Baburam Bhattarai faction
of UCPN-M has threatened to boycott the party's CC meeting on
August 26, if the party establishment faction led by Chairperson
Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda continues to act against them
with what they called as the "ill intention." Bhattarai faction
leaders in a meeting at Bhattarai's residence at Sanepa, Lalitpur,
further said, the withdrawal of action against CC leaders Ganga
Narayan Shrestha and Ramrijan Yadav will be the pre-condition
for them to participate in the CC meeting.
|
Non-Violent |
August 7 |
Kathmandu |
Clause-wise debate on Appropriation
Bill 2014 was commenced in the Parliament after Minister of Law
and Justice Narhari Acharya assured the House that the Government
was committed to implement the agreements on relief packages for
conflict victims. The UCPN-M had been demanding that the Government
must commit to carry out relief programmes for conflict victims
in the new budget.
|
Non-Violent |
August 8 |
Chitwan District |
UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal
aka Prachanda said that internal rift within the UCPN-M will not
get in the way of the constitution-making process. Addressing
a press conference organised by the Revolutionary Journalists
Association in Bharatpur in Chitwan District, he said there was
no possibility of a split in the party.
|
Statement |
August 9 |
Kathmandu |
Leaders of the NC and UCPN-M held
discussions to forge consensus in the contents and disputed issues
of the new constitution. The leaders have also agreed to settle
the contents and disputed issues of the constitution through unilateral
and multilateral talks.
|
Non-Violent |
August 10 |
Kathmandu |
The UCPN-M is likely to fix a
date for party's special general convention to settle the intra-party
rift between top leaders over ideology and organisational structures.
Top leaders have also agreed to dispatch a special team, comprising
members from both the factions, to settle the disputes in the
Districts where the Baburam Bhattarai faction has formed parallel
party structures.
|
Non-Violent |
August 13 |
Lazimpat/ Kathmandu |
The UCPN-M decided to intensify
talks with the disgruntled faction led by senior leader Baburam
Bhattarai, so that intra-party dispute will not hinder the constitution
drafting process. A meeting of party standing committee held at
the residence of party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda
in Lazimpat, Kathmandu, decided to hold further rounds of talks
with the disgruntled faction aiming to settle the row by mid of
September.
|
Non-Violent |
August 13 |
Singhadurbar/ Kathmandu |
Chairman of the CPDCC of the CA,
Baburam Bhattarai began discussions with top leaders of three
major political parties in a bid to find a common ground on the
major contentious issues of Constitution writing at a meeting
held at CA secretariat in Singhadurbar in Kathmandu. Top leaders
from NC, CPN-UML and UCPN-M discussed ways to settle differences
over state restructuring and system of governance acceptable to
all political forces.
|
Non-Violent |
August 18 |
Kathmandu
|
Three major parties - NC, CPN-UML
and UCPN-M agreed to be flexible yet again on the contentious
issues of the constitution drafting process by holding consultations
in the respective parties. As per the understanding, the three
parties will engage in internal discussions to prepare a flexible
proposal before their next meeting scheduled for August 23, 2014.
|
Non-Violent |
August 18 |
Kathmandu
|
UCPN-M Chairperson Pushpa Kamal
Dahal aka Prachanda at the parliamentary session in Kathmandu,
termed the Government's way of working as being 'mentally retarded'.
|
Statement |
August 19 |
Kathmandu
|
A meeting of the CPDCC headed
by UCPN-M leader Baburam Bhattarai agreed on the title of the
new constitution. The new constitution will be called Nepal's
Constitution, according to committee member Laxman Lal Karna.
|
Non-Violent |
August 20 |
Kathmandu
|
The Baburam Bhattarai faction
of the UCPN-M has set up a parallel 'district committee' in Kathmandu
going against the party's establishment faction led by Pushpa
Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda. As per the announcement, a 51-member
'district committee' has been formed under the leadership of Mahendra
Shrestha, the serving vice chair of Kathmandu 'district committee'.
In the newly announced 'committee', the serving Kathmandu 'district
committee' chair Himal Sharma has been named as the vice chair.
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Non-Violent |
August 24 |
Kathmandu
|
The UCPN-M leaders including Chairperson
Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda walked out of the three-party
meeting held at Prime Minister Sushil Koirala's official residence
at Baluwatar, Kathmandu, alleging the ruling NC and CPN-UML of
not being serious in implementing a four-point agreement signed
earlier. Prime Minister Sushil Koirala convened the meeting to
figure out differences with the key opposition party - the UCPN-M,
and chart out ways for drafting a timely constitution. In particular,
the meeting was supposed to focus on the nomination of 26 CA members.
|
Non-Violent |
August 24 |
Saptari/ Kathmandu
|
Leaders and cadres, closed to
Baburam Bhattarai of the UCPN-M have formed a parallel District
Committee in Saptari District. The committee was formed to take
the concept of new power, forwarded by Baburam Bhattarai, to village
level. Leaders closed to Bhattarai have already formed parallel
committees in different districts including Dang, Kathmandu, Kaski,
Dhanusha, Chitwan and Gorkha.
|
Non-Violent |
August 25 |
Kathmandu |
Leaders from the ruling parties
in a meeting in Kathmandu have reached an agreement not to form
the proposed HLPC even though UCPN-M, Madhesh-based parties and
other opposition parties have been strongly demanding formation
of such a body.
|
Non-Violent |
August 26 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal
aka Prachanda has given an ultimatum to Prime Minister Sushil
Koirala to form HLPC or the Maoists would obstruct the Parliament
proceedings from August 27. Dahal claims that formation of HLPC
was part of the four-point agreement reached among the major parties
on December 24, 2013.
|
Non-Violent |
August 26 |
Singhadurbar / Kathmandu |
FRA, a joint alliance of the UCPN-M
and Madhesh-based parties, has warned that they would obstruct
the business of the Parliament if the government did not form
the HLPC within 24 hours. In a meeting held between the main opposition
party UCPN-M and Madhesi parties at Singhadurbar, Kathmandu, decided
that they would obstruct the proceedings of the Parliament from
August 27, if the government did not implement the four-point
pact signed earlier.
|
Non-Violent |
August 27 |
Parisdanda / Kathmandu |
In a meeting held in Parisdanda,
Kathmandu, the UCPN-M has decided to hold the party's special
GC within a year to resolve party's internal rift. Party Standing
Committee member Agni Prasad Sapkota said that party's CC meeting
has been summoned for September 17, adding that the same meeting
would take decision on special conclave.
|
Statement |
August 30 |
Birgunj / Kathmandu |
In a meeting held in Birgunj,
Kathmandu, leaders of the UCPN-M and some Madhesi parties, which
are aligned with the FRA have threatened to take to the street
if identity-based federalism is not ensured in the new constitution.
UCPN-M leader Top Bahadur Rayamajhi warned that the FRA may announce
a new constitution from the streets if the constitution written
by the CA failed to ensure such a federalism.
|
Non-Violent |
August 31 |
Kathmandu |
Opposition parties including the
UCPN-M have obstructed the parliament meeting demanding implementation
of the four-point agreement. Bijay Kumar Gachhedar, chairperson
of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (Loktantrik) said, "We have obstructed
the House to prevent it and press the government for the formation
of the High Level Political Committee (HLPC)." Commenting on the
HLPC, he said such a committee is essential to forge a consensus
on the disputed issues of the constitution.
|
Non-Violent |
September 1 |
Kathmandu |
The UCPN-M urged the major parties
in the CA to address the CPN-Maoist demand for an all-party conference
before the deadline for resolving conflicting issues of the new
constitution ends. CPN-Maoist has been demanding an all-party
conference to discuss the contents of the new constitution, besides
managing all other issues including formation of a national government.
|
Non-Violent |
September 2 |
Singha Durbar / Kathmandu |
The meeting of CPDCC ended inconclusively
at Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, as the political parties could not
come to a consensus on various contentious issues like forms of
governance and state restructuring, among others. NC Vice-Chair
Ram Chandra Paudel said that although there were discussions on
various issues in the meeting, the parties could not reach a consensus,
and the parties will try and reach an agreement by the stipulated
time. Leader of UCPN-M Narayan Kaji Shrestha said that although
the parties have not deferred from their previous stands, attempts
will be made to reach a consensus.
|
Non-Violent |
September 2 |
Baluwatar / Kathmandu |
In a meeting at Prime Minister's
official residence, Baluwatar, the CPN-Maoist chaired by Mohan
Baidya has reiterated its demand for an all-party assembly to
resolve all contentious issues pertaining to the new constitution.
Leaders of CPN-Maoist repeated their demand for an all-party national
assembly, along with senior leaders of NC, CPN-UML, and UCPN-M.
They also presented an eight-point 'roadmap' along the lines of
their demand.
|
Non-Violent |
September 4 |
Kathmandu |
Three major parties, the NC, the
CPN-UML, and the UCPN-M agreed to hold national political conference
to forge consensus on fundamental issues of the constitution drafting
process, addressing the key demand of the CPN-Maoist that boycotted
the CA elections last year. A meeting of the three parties and
CPN-Maoist formed an eight-member taskforce to finalise the modality
for holding the conference, said leaders.
|
Non-Violent |
September 5 |
Singha Durbar / Kathmandu |
In an all-party meeting between
various parties, the NC, the CPN-UML, the CPN-Maoist, RPP-N and
the UCPN-M represented in the CA, being held in the offices of
the CPDCC in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, on issues pertaining to
constitution-making, ended without any agreement. According to
the schedule of the CA, if the parties fail to reach an agreement
on disputed issues by September 6, a majority-vote will decide
on the issues.
|
Non-Violent |
September 5 |
Chitwan / Kathmandu |
UCPN-M Chitwan District Chairman,
Yam Bahadur Pariyar, informed that District Secretary Ramesh Regmi
(Amar) and District leader Bishnuhari Timilsina were suspended
from general membership for their involvement in activities against
the party´s interest. Leaders close to the Mohan Baidya-led CPN-Maoist
and Baburam Bhattarai faction of the UCPN-M objected to this decision
blaming the Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda-led faction of attempting
to sell the party office, Chitwan.
|
Non-Violent |
September 8 |
Gorkha District/ Kathmandu
|
The Baburam Bhattarai faction
of the UCPN-M has set up a separate office and into operation
in Gorkha District, claiming to be the official group. The Bhattarai
faction alleged that the faction within the party's district committee
close to chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda tried to sideline
them and hence they felt the need to establish a separate party
office.
|
Non-Violent |
September 9 |
Baluwatar/ Kathmandu
|
In a meeting with PM Sushil Koirala
at the PM's residence in Baluwatar, UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal
Dahal aka Prachanda urged the PM to take initiative to build an
environment for an all-party national assembly before leaving
for the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly. Dahal emphasised
on the need for an all party assembly as per the agreement made
to include an integral force of the peace process outside the
CA - the CPN-Maoist - in the constitution making process.
|
Non-Violent |
September 10 |
Kathmandu
|
Opposition parties, including
UCPN-M, obstructed the meeting of Legislature Parliament for the
fourth consecutive day. Before obstructing the meeting, Madhesi
Janaadhikar Forum (Nepal) Chairman Upendra Yadav addressed the
House representing the opposition parties and said the new constitution
would not be implemented if the parties in the government tried
to promulgate it on the basis of two-third majority.
|
Non-Violent |
September 20 |
Kathmandu |
The UCPN-M threatened that the
opposition parties would launch street protests if the government
did not agree to form HLPC as per the agreement reached among
the major parties on December 24. UCPN-M leader Janardan Sharma
dared ruling coalition partners, NC and CPN-UML, to announce that
the December 24 agreement was a mistake. Sharma urged Prime Minister
Sushil Koirala to postpone his US visit until September 21, so
that the parties could forge consensus to form the HLPC.
|
Non-Violent |
September 21 |
Kathmandu |
Disputes over the terms of reference
and leadership of the proposed HLPC have affected cross-party
talks on contentious issues of the constitution-writing process.
Two rounds of meetings among the major parties held on September
21, did not take up statute issues owing to the HLPC dispute.
Parties plan to begin informal talks on the issues of the new
constitution but the opposition UCPN-M wanted the HLPC row to
be settled first. The Maoist and other opposition parties have
been obstructing Parliament, delaying the passage of the annual
budget bill. Parties have already agreed to form the HLPC to guide
tasks related to the peace process.
|
Non-Violent |
September 23 |
Kathmandu |
The UCPN-M leaders said there
cannot be progress on constitution drafting process if the leadership
of HLPC is denied to the party. They said since (NC and CPN-UML
are in the government, the opposition party should get the HLPC
leadership to make the constitution drafting and peace process
easy. The Maoist leaders are of the view that as a major part
of 12-point understanding and CPA, their party has the natural
claim over HLPC leadership.
|
Non-Violent |
September 25 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal
aka Prachanda has said that the incumbent government is
working towards disrupting the situation rather than creating
an environment conducive to drafting the new constitution. Referring
to the arrest of C. K. Raut by Nepal Police from Rangeli in Madhesh
in Morang District on September 14, 2014, on the charges of being
involved in a secessionist campaign Dahal said the ruling parties
- NC and CPN-UML - have created distressful situation by arresting
and torturing a hitherto unknown person and making him famous
overnight just for expressing some extremist views.
|
Non-Violent |
September 27 |
Kathmandu |
When coalition partners NC and
CPN-UML are pressing the opposition parties to settle contentious
issues of constitution -writing through vote, the UCPN-M rejected
the proposal. The opposition party said contentious issues should
be resolved in consensus following the spirit of the 12-point
understanding and the CPA.
|
Non-Violent |
September 29 |
Kathmandu |
The meeting of three major political
parties, the NC, CPN-UML, and the UCPN-M ended inconclusively
in Kathmandu. The meeting was scheduled to discuss about the formation
of HLPC and its leadership and resuming the obstructed legislature-parliament.
The meeting was positive and serious to reach an agreement on
the disputed issues of the new constitution among other issues,
but ended inconclusively, said NC joint general secretary Purna
Bahadur Khadka.
|
Non-Violent |
September 29 |
Kathmandu |
Chairman of the CPDCC Baburam
Bhattarai said he will step down if the parties disregard consensus
while drafting the new constitution. In a CPDCC meeting, Bhattarai
stressed that the constitution should be drafted on the basis
of consensus among the parties. The senior UCPN-M leader wants
minimum consensus on key contentious issues of the new constitution
even if the disputes are to be settled through a vote in the CA.
Bhattarai warned that he would not submit reports to the CA if
consensus is flouted.
|
Non-Violent |
September 30 |
Kathmandu |
Having missed the second deadline
to settle key contentious issues of new constitution through consensus,
three major political parties, the NC, CPN-UML and UCPN-M decided
to buy another one week to make further efforts. The parties decided
to reach consensus on the form of governance, federalism, electoral
system and modality of judiciary within October 7 and present
a report at full House CA on October 8.
|
Non-Violent |
September 30 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M leader Top Bahadur Rayamajhi
said that party chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda should
lead the proposed HLPC for the new constitution to be promulgated
by January 22. The UCPN-M leader also claimed that the House proceedings
would not resume unless Dahal assumes the post of HLPC coordinator.
|
Non-Violent |
October 4 |
Baluwatar / Kathmandu |
PM Sushil Koirala started consultations
aimed at finding a way to settle disputed issues regarding the
constitution and to resume obstructed parliamentary proceedings.
PM Koirala met with the leader of the main opposition party UCPN-M
Chairman Puspa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda at the Prime Minister's
Official Residence in Baluwatar, Kathmandu, and urged Dahal to
end the obstruction of parliamentary proceedings.
|
Non-Violent |
October 5 |
Baluwatar / Kathmandu |
Efforts were underway among three
major political parties, the NC, CPN-UML, and the UCPN-M, to try
and hammer out an agreeable solution and settle disputed issues
related to the writing of the new constitution, at the Prime Minister's
Official Residence at Baluwatar, Kathmandu. After the meeting,
CPN-UML vice-chairman and Deputy Prime Minister Bamdev Gautam
said the discussions sought consensus on topics that the parties
had failed so far to agree on in the CPDCC sessions.
|
Non-Violent |
October 9 |
Kathmandu
|
The RPP-N nominally obstructed
the parliament proceedings, as a sign of protest against the major
three political parties' - NC, CPN-UML and UCPN-M - decision to
form a political committee. Stating that the three major parties
have worked against CA's sentiments by forming the political committee,
the decision to momentarily obstruct the House came after RPP-N's
parliamentary-party meeting, joint-spokesperson of the party Mohan
Shrestha said.
|
Non-Violent |
October 10 |
Maitighar / Kathmandu
|
The UCPN-M-led 22-parties' alliance
organised a protest rally at Maitighar, Kathmandu. The rally started
from Maitighar and turned to a street assembly at New Baneshwar.
The alliance of 22-parties - comprising Federal Republican Front,
the FRNF, an alliance of Madheshi and six other ethnic groups,
and Identity-Based Federal Republican Alliance - had announced
the launch of protest programmes against NC and CPN-UML, who have
constantly pressed for the need of timely promulgation of new
constitution by settling the disputed issues of constitution-making
via CA's process.
|
Non-Violent |
October 10 |
Kathmandu
|
The CA meeting decided to extend
the tenure of CPDCC, by a week, to settle disputes over contentious
issues of the constitution. The meeting of the three major parties
- NC, CPN-UML and UCPN-M - had made an agreement to request the
CA to do so. Committee chair Baburam Bhattarai had presented a
report to the CA on October 8, after CDPCC was not able to gather
consensus on disputative issues of the constitution - restructuring
of state, forms of governance and judiciary system.
|
Non-Violent |
October 11 |
Paris Danda / Kathmandu
|
The UCPN-M has accused the ruling
parties of focusing on changing the government rather than putting
effort to forge consensus for constitution making. Speaking at
a press conference held at UCPN-M Central office at Paris Danda,
Kathmandu, party Spokesperson Dinanath Sharma urged NC and CPN-UML
to keep 'government and power' as a secondary priority, and rather
focus on the constitution making process.
|
Non-Violent |
October 12 |
Singha Durbar / Kathmandu
|
A meeting of the three major parties
- NC, CPN-UML and UCPN-Maoist - to discuss disputed contents of
the new constitution is underway at Singha Durbar, Kathmandu.
The meeting moderated by CPDCC chairman Baburam Bhattarai will
discuss the existing issues of dispute among the three major parties
on issues, such as federalism, forms of governance, judicial system,
restructuring of state and electoral system, has negatively affected
the schedule of the Constituent Assembly.
|
Non-Violent |
October 12 |
Singha Durbar / Kathmandu
|
Leaders participating in the three-party
talks held at Singha Durbar, Kathmandu said they have inched closer
toward finding a common model for delineating federal provinces.
The ruling NC and CPN-UML have agreed to forge common position
on key disputed issues pertaining to state restructuring and the
system of governance, while the main opposition UCPN-M leads the
other camp of political parties that has been lobbying for identity-based
federal system. According to NC Vice-president Ram Chandra Paudel,
UCPN-M leaders are ready to accept six or seven-province model
as proposed by NC, provided the provinces are given identity-based
names.
|
Non-Violent |
October 13 |
Kathmandu |
Speaking at an interaction at the Reporters' Club
in Kathmandu, Pradeep Gyawali, Secretary of the CPN-UML has warned
that his party would step back from the HLPC if the UCPN-M-led
opposition alliance did not withdraw announced street protests.
Gyawali said his party would withdraw from the cross-party political
mechanism, if the FRA led by the UCPN-M did not stop the street
demonstrations. Gyawali further said the same person UCPN-M Chairman
Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda cannot hold the HLPC coordinator's
position and lead the street protests simultaneously on his moral
grounds.
|
Non-Violent |
October 14 |
Kathmandu |
The UCPN-M submitted a list of four candidates
to Prime Minister Sushil Koirala for appointment as CA members.
UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda submitted names
of former secretary Janak Raj Joshi, left political analyst and
civil society leader Shyam Shrestha, the party´s leader from Bajhang
Janak Budha and Ram Maya Bogati, wife of late party leader Post
Bahadur Bogati, to Prime Minister Koirala for the appointment.
Of the total 26 CA members to be nominated by the cabinet, Maoists
were allocated four seats as per its strength in the CA. While
the NC was allocated nine seats, the CPN-UML shared eight of the
total 26 seats. Remaining other seats has been allocated to other
political parties. Cabinet has already appointed eight CA members
each from NC and CPN-UML and one CA member from the RPP-N.
|
Non-Violent |
October 14 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M Chairman Dahal said that his party is ready
to settle for a federal model with less than 10 provinces under
the new constitution if the other parties agree to name the provinces
on the basis of mixed ethnic identities. Dahal, however, clarified
that the political parties must have the consent of stakeholders
and intellectuals from the provinces concerned before finalizing
the number and names of the provinces. Maintaining that delineation
of two provinces in the Terai-Madhes could be a meeting point
between Madhes-based political parties and the others, Dahal said
the UCPN-M is ready to contemplate less than eight provinces in
the hills.
|
Non-Violent |
October 15 |
Singha Durbar / Kathmandu |
At the meeting at Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, leaders
from the three major political parties-NC, CPN-UML and UCPN-M,
have decided to simultaneously strive to resolve the disputes
over the contents of the new constitution through consensus and
make preparations for deciding the disputes through voting. The
decision comes just two days before the deadline given to the
CPDCC of the CA to settle the remaining disputes in constitution
making. The meeting decided to instruct the parliament secretariat
to prepare a questionnaire on the unresolved disputes in objective
format so that these could be tabled at the CA full House for
voting if the parties fail to settle them in consensus.
|
Non-Violent |
October 15 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda,
who also chairs the HLPC, met senior leaders of the major political
parties, in an effort to forge a consensus on the remaining task
of the peace process. Chairman Dahal met with NC leaders Sher
Bahadur Deuba and Krishna Prasad Sitaula, CPN-UML Chairman KP
Sharma Oli and Chairman of MJF-N Upendra Yadav separately. After
his meeting with CPN-UML Chair Oli at the UML Parliamentary Party
Office, Chairman Dahal said, he was expediting formal and informal
talks in order to help forge a consensus among the parties to
promulgate the new constitution by January 22.
|
Non-Violent |
October 22 |
Gokarna Resort / Kathmandu
|
The meeting among top leaders of three major political
parties, the NC, CPN-UML and UCPN-M that started on October 21,
concluded indecisively at Gokarna Resort in Kathmandu. The meeting
failed to come to a point on issues of federalism and has been
rescheduled for Sunday, October 26.
|
Non-Violent |
October 22 |
Kathmandu
|
Former Prime Minister and CPN-UML senior leader
Madhav Kumar Nepal has held the UCPN-M responsible for turning
the Gokarna residential talks inconclusive. Nepal added that the
UCPN-M refused to budge from its stands of federalism based on
ethnicity. He also said the additional time in the name of consensus
would be fruitless and spending more time could affect the CA
calendar and suggested that the CPDCC should go ahead with preparing
the questionnaire regarding contentious issues of new constitution
if consensus could not be forged till October 27.
|
Non-Violent |
October 26 |
Kathmandu
|
The meeting of the CPN-UML and UCPN-M held to
discuss the contentious issues of the constitution writing process
failed to yield any decision. The meeting was held at Peace Fund
Secretariat in Kathmandu to settle the disputed issues including
forms of governance, state re-structuring, judiciary, and electoral
system failed to forge a consensus.
|
Non-Violent |
October 29 |
Kathmandu
|
In a meeting of the party office-bearers and leaders
in Kathmandu, the UCPN-M has made a special call to all sides
for coming to a consensus so as to draft a new constitution within
coming January 22. The meeting also decided to exhibit maximum
flexibility for forging consensus on disputed issues seen in the
constitution -drafting process and paying special attention towards
the establishment of political consensus, party's senior leader
Baburam Bhattarai said after the meeting. The meeting further
appealed the ruling parties -NC, CPN-UML - to give up the culture
of sticking to old stances and to remain committed towards political
consensus and cooperation.
|
Non-Violent |
October 31 |
Singha Durbar / Kathmandu
|
The 22-party-alliance led by the UCPN-M has concluded
that consensus is must for the constitution drafting process to
move ahead. The meeting of the alliance held at the UCPN-M's parliamentary
party office in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, concluded that there
was no alternative to consensus despite the failure of the continuous
meetings held among the major three parties to thrash out the
contentious issues of the constitution.
|
Non-Violent |
November 3 |
Kathmandu |
The NC and the CPN-UML, registered their proposal
on state restructuring, system of governance, electoral model
and judicial system, major contentious issues of the new statue,
at the Parliament Secretariat. Accusing the ruling parties of
preparing the proposal against the past agreements, opposition
parties have expressed strong objection to it. While the ruling
parties are pressuring the committee chair to forward the document
to the full CA meeting for deliberations, the opposition parties,
including the UCPN-M, Madesh-based parties and some other fringe
political parties, have stood against forwarding it to the full
House. However, CPDCC head Bhattarai claimed that the meeting
was put off in a bid to avoid further confrontation among political
parties.
|
Non-Violent |
November 5 |
Chitwan / Kathmandu |
PM Sushil Koirala said a new constitution would
be promulgated not only on the basis of two-third majority the
ruling parties enjoy in Parliament, but also by forging consensus
with the opposition parties including the UCPN-M. "Constitution
enacted through two-third majority would not be sustainable. It
is our target that a constitution be issued based on the consensus
of all political parties," PM Koirala said while speaking at a
program in Chitwan, Kathmandu.
|
Non-Violent |
November 5 |
Kathmandu |
Speaking with journalists in Kathmandu, chairperson
of CPDCC and leader of UCPN-M, Baburam Bhattarai, said he is effortful
to prevent potential conflict amid the rapid polarization among
political parties. "The seven-province non-ethnic and geographic
model of federalism proposed by Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist
Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) has increased
distance and suspicion among political parties," Bhattarai said.
"We still have the chances of releasing a constitution by January
22. In between, we need to spend one or one and half week to re-engage
in consensus building attempts."
|
Non-Maoist |
November 6 |
New Baneshwar / Kathmandu |
During a meeting held at the personal initiative
of CA Chairman Subash Chandra Nembang at the CA Building in New
Baneshwar, Kathmandu, top leaders of the three major political
parties - the NC, CPN-UML and UCPN-M, have reiterated their commitment
to bring the new constitution within the deadline of January 22,
2015, through an amendment in the already set calendar of events.
Chairman Nembang had facilitated the meeting as the ruling and
opposition parties were engaged in verbal exchanges over the past
few days and the opposition parties were threatening to take to
the streets if the new statute was promulgated through a two-thirds
majority vote in the CA.
|
Non-Violent |
November 7 |
Singha Durbar / Kathmandu |
The UCPN-M-led alliance has turned ready to forward
the joint proposal of the NC and CPN-UML to a full sitting of
the CA for further deliberations. A meeting of 27 political parties
(the signatory parties of the NC-CPN-UML proposal not included),
convened by the UCPN-M at Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, concluded
that the proposal could be included in the annex of the report
to be submitted by the CPDCC to the full CA.
|
Non-Violent |
November 9 |
Kathmandu |
PM Koirala urged UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal
Dahal aka Prachanda to refrain from using the language of threat
and intimidation while voicing differences over various proposals
floated in the course of writing the new constitution. "It seems
it has become his [Dahal´s] habit to threaten and try to intimidate
others whenever he finds a proposal unacceptable. I urge him to
stop such behavior," said PM Koirala said at the meeting in Kathmandu.
|
Non-Violent |
November 10 |
Kathmandu
|
PM Sushil Koirala said obstructing the promulgation
of new constitution on January 22 is impossible. The PM expressed
the determination that the constitution writing process will complete
at any cost, while speaking at a programme organised by the Ganeshman
Singh and People's Movement Martyr Memorial Peace Academy on the
occasion of birth centenary of supreme commander late Ganeshman
Singh, in Kathmandu. The PM said he talked with UCPN-M Chairman,
Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, on November 9, and urged him
not to threaten them in course of constitution writing process.
|
Non-Violent |
November 11 |
Kathmandu
|
The chairman of the CPDCC proposed a separate
mechanism of top leaders of major parties to forge consensus on
the disputed issues and the way forward in the middle of deepening
crisis in the constitution drafting process. Baburam Bhattarai
said an entity within the CPDCC comprised of top leaders could
hold discussions necessary for ending the deadlock. The UCPN-M
senior leader suggested the alternative after the CPDCC failed
to settle contentious issues and the ruling party leaders refused
to attend a meeting of the Political Committee called by its leader
Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda. Ruling party leaders, however,
have said it is not necessary to form another cross-party mechanism.
|
Non-Violent |
November 13 |
Kathmandu
|
Chairperson of the CPDCC Baburam Bhattarai said
it is still possible to forge consensus among political parties
on contents of the constitution. Bhattarai jointly organised a
press conference with UCPN-M Vice-Chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha
at his Sanepa-based residence to make public his and UCPN-M's
view toward latest political developments.
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Non-Maoist |
November 14 |
Kathmandu
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UCPN-M chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda
challenged the ruling NC and CPN-UML coalition to replace UCPN-M
leader Baburam Bhattarai as the chairman of the Legislature-Parliament's
CPDCC if they wanted to issue the constitution using their majority
at the CA. Talking at a CPDCC meeting, Dahal said that the NC
- CPN-UML joint proposal on the main sticking points for the content
of the new constitution could not be presented to the CA. If the
coalition wants to go ahead with two-thirds majority and present
their proposal to the CA, they would have to replace the CPDCC
chair before they could proceed, Dahal warned NC and CPN-UML leaders.
While NC and CPN-UML kept the pressure in CPDCC meeting to have
their proposal sent to the CA, leaders of UCPN-M and Madhesh-based
parties kept challenging them to issue the constitution using
their majority if they dared. They said there was no alternative
but to promulgate the constitution through consensus and stressed
on working towards an agreement.
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Non-Violent |
November 15 |
Baneshwar / Kathmandu
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A meeting of top leaders from the ruling coalition
partner CPN-UML and the main opposition party UCPN-M could not
find any common ground for settling the major disputes in the
constitution-making process. Leaders from the two parties held
a meeting at Baneshwar, Kathmandu in an effort to end the protracted
deadlock at the CPDCC of the CA.
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Non-Violent |
November 24 |
Kathmandu |
The UCPN-M led 22-parties' front at a press meet
organized in Kathmandu urged the NC and CPN-UML to withdraw their
seven-province proposal and the corresponding signature petition
submitted at the CPDCC. The front said that there still is room
for consensus if the NC and CPN-UML draw back the jointly presented
seven-province proposal.
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Non-Violent |
November 30 |
Kathmandu |
Leaders of the major parties decided to engage
in informal talks in search of consensus for resolving the disputes
in the constitution writing process. Meetings of the HLPC led
by UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda and the CPDCC
led by Baburam Bhattarai concluded that the top leaders should
take charge of ironing out the differences among the parties on
the contents of the new constitution. As per the agreement, Prime
Minister Sushil Koirala, CPN-UML Chairman KP Oli and Dahal will
explore alternatives on the process and the substance of constitution-writing.
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Non-Violent |
November 30 |
Kathmandu |
The CPDCC meeting that lasted 10 minutes was deferred
by three days (December 3) after the leaders demanded a few days'
time for preparations. Bhattarai said that the stalled talks among
the parties had resumed. The UCPN-M proposed inducting the Madhesh-based
parties into cross-party talks. The party believes that the support
of the regional parties is crucial for finalising the constitution.
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Non-Maoist |
December 2 |
Kathmandu |
Leaders of the three major political parties,
the NC, CPN-UML and UCPN-M claimed that they were close to an
agreement on breaking the month-long deadlock that has crippled
the CPDCC of the CA.
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Non-Violent |
December 7 |
Kathmandu |
CA Chairperson Subash Nembang held separate consultation
meeting with PM and NC President Sushil Koirala along with top
leaders of CPN-UML and UCPN-M, to discuss about the constitution
making process. During all discussions, CA chairperson Nembang
urged the top three leaders to give up disputes and work towards
bringing a constitution by January 22 deadline, even going through
a fast-track, according to parliament secretariat's spokesperson
Sudarshan Kuikel.
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Non-Violent |
December 7 |
Kathmandu |
Top leaders have stepped up talks with a view
to deciding what to do next after the disputes in constitution
making are discussed in the full House of the CA later this week.
Though the CPDCC of the CA forwarded the report containing the
list of disputes to the CA plenary on December 5, major political
parties are still sharply divided over what to do next after the
deliberations. CA Chairman Subas Nembang held separate meetings
with PM Sushil Koirala, CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli and UCPN-M
Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, so that parties agree
on a way out before the CA concludes deliberations on disputed
issues in the CA full House.
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Non-Violent |
December 9 |
New Baneshwar / Kathmandu |
Addressing a meeting of CPN-UML lawmakers at the
CA building, New Baneshwar, CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli said
that he would stand against sending the report containing the
disputes back to the CPDCC, which is headed by UCPN-M leader Baburam
Bhattarai. CPN-UML leaders and lawmakers from the party have reiterated
that the list of disputes in constitution-making must not be sent
back to the CPDCC.
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Non-Violent |
December 9 |
Kathmandu |
Top leaders of three major political parties,
including NC President Sushil Koirala, CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma
Oli and UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, expressed
their commitment to provide all necessary support to the recommendation
committee for the formation of the TRC and the CED.
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Non-Violent |
December 10 |
Kathmandu |
President Ram Baran Yadav called on parties to
find a 'political compromise' to promulgate new constitution on
time. President Yadav told top leaders including UCPN-M Chairman
Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, NC Vice-president Ram Chandra
Poudel and CPN-UML senior leader Jhala Nath Khanal to ensure that
the parties meet the January 22 deadline.
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Non-Violent |
December 14 |
Kathmandu |
Highlighting party's bottom-line on key contentious
issues, UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, hinted
at a strong chance of promulgation of new constitution. Dahal,
however, did not mention whether the parties would meet the January
22, 2015, deadline or make further extensions. The Maoist chairman
reiterated that a new constitution is essential to preserve the
achievements made by 10-year insurgency and other political movements.
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Non-Violent |
December 15 |
Kathmandu |
Senior leaders of the NC, CPN-UML and some other
political parties lobbied strongly against sending the disputes
back to the CPDCC, which is headed by Baburam Bhattarai. The leaders
from the ruling parties said the contentious issues should either
be decided through voting in the full CA or else the plenary can
form a special mechanism to resolve the issues. However, senior
UCPN-M leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara proposed to send the disputes
back to the CPDCC for consensus efforts, saying that it would
be too early to decide the major disputes through voting in the
full CA.
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Non-Violent |
December 16 |
Kathmandu |
As lawmakers from ruling and opposition parties
have been continuously disputing over whether the CPDCC of the
CA should be given some more days to settle the disputes of constitution
making, some of the lawmakers have exerted pressure on the CA
chairman Subas Nembang to take initiative to end the deadlock
from the CA plenary. Leaders from NC and CPN-UML, among some other
political parties, have fervently opposed the proposal to send
the disputes back to the CPDCC, while, UCPN-M and Madhes-based
parties have been insisting that the CPDCC is the only body that
is entrusted with the task of settling the disputes and that the
disputes should be sent back to the committee for one more time.
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Non-Violent |
December 19 |
Singha Durbar / Kathmandu |
The UCPN-M and Madheshi parties have started preparation
to launch decisive agitation after talks between major parties
and leaders have been withheld. A meeting of the UCPN-M led FRF
held at Singha Durbar issued a warning that the front would try
to hold discussion with other parties for a few days, failing
which they would start the protest. The Friday meeting called
for a meeting of 19-parties affiliated to the front on December
20, and a meeting of 22-parties on December 21.
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Non-Violent |
December 19 |
Baluwatar / Kathmandu |
The ruling NC and CPN-UML have agreed to hold
"decisive talks" with the opposition UCPN-M and Madhes-based parties
to settle the disputed issues of the constitution drafting process.
A meeting of the ruling alliance held at Prime Minister Sushil
Koirala's official residence in Baluwatar reached an understanding,
to put the disputes to vote, if consensus efforts go futile.
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Non-Violent |
December 20 |
Baluwatar / Kathmandu |
The main opposition UCPN-M walked out of the three-party
meeting of NC, CPN-UML and UCPN-M held at the Prime Minister's
official residence in Baluwatar, Kathmandu, to seek consensus
on the contentious issues of constitution drafting. UCPN-M leader
Narayan Kaji Shrestha said they left the meeting as the ruling
NC and CPN-UML were leading the discussions towards putting the
issues of contention to constitutional provision of voting rather
than drafting the constitution on consensus.
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Non-Violent |
December 20 |
Bhaktapur / Kathmandu |
Chairperson of CPDCC and UCPN-M senior leader
Baburam Bhattarai has urged political leaders to ensure that the
past achievements of Nepal are institutionalized in the process
of enacting a new constitution in haste. Speaking at a human rights
program in Bhaktapur, Bhattarai said it is not important as to
whether the constitution would be promulgated on January 22 or
February 22, but the main thing is to ensure that the constitution
would be good enough.
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Non-Violent |
December 21 |
Kathmandu |
A meeting of UCPN-M and Madhesi Front decided
to launch protests, alleging NC and CPN-UML of moving ahead ignoring
demands of the opposition parties. The meeting has formed an 11-member
task force under the leadership of UCPN-M leader Krishna Bahadur
Mahara. The task force has to finalize protest plans by December
22, and submit it to the joint Front of UCPN-M and Madhesi Front
on December 23.
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Non-Violent |
December 23 |
Kathmandu |
CA Chairman Subas Nembang and lawmakers of the
ruling parties have urged the opposition parties to withdraw their
protest programs announced on December 22. At a meeting held at
CA building, Nembang urged UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal
aka Prachanda, who also leads the alliance of opposition parties,
to withdraw all protest programs.
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Non-Violent |
December 23 |
Baluwatar / Kathmandu |
The UCPN-M, remained absent in the scheduled meeting
of the three major parties. The meeting ended inconclusively after
the UCPN-M did not turn up. UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal
reached the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar and
urged PM Sushil Koirala to invite Madhes-based parties to the
meeting. A meeting including the three major parties and Madhesi
alliance was scheduled December 24, after Dahal's request.
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Non-Violent |
December 25 |
Kathmandu |
The UCPN-M floated a fresh proposal seeking delineation
of the country into six provinces in the federal setup. The new
proposal floated by UCPN-M, which also leads the alliance of opposition
parties, is expected to help end the ongoing deadlock over major
contentions issues in constitution writing. The Maoist proposal
seeks mixed ethnic identity as the major basis for delineation
of provinces. The party has proposed, Limbuwan-Kirat-Koshi in
the eastern hills, Mithila-Bhojpura-Madhes in eastern and central
Tarai, Tamsling-Newa-Bagmati in central part of the country, Tamuwan-Magarat-Gandaki
in the western hills, Tharuhat-Awadh-Lumbini in the western Tarai
and Bheri-Karnali-Seti-Mahakali in the far west part of the country.
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Non-Violent |
December 25 |
Baluwatar / Kathmandu |
PM Sushil Koirala urged CPN-UML Chairperson KP
Oli and UCPN-M Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda to
stop blaming each other and instead, work towards creating an
environment of trust. In separate meetings with Oli and Dahal
at PM Koirala's residence at Baluwatar, Kathmandu, the PM said
Oli and Dahal have to be flexible to promulgate a constitution
within the stipulated deadline of January 22, 2014.
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Non-Violent |
December 25 |
Kathmandu |
The four major political parties formed a taskforce
to seek consensus on disputed issues of new constitution. The
taskforce, comprising second-rung leaders from the ruling and
opposition parties, have been asked to come up with a consensus
proposal on the disputed issues within two days. Members of the
taskforce include NC General Secretary Krishna Sitaula, CPN-UML
Vice-chairperson Bhim Rawal, UCPN-M leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara
and Laxman Lal Karna of Sadbhawana Party.
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Non-Violent |
December 26 |
Kathmandu |
UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda,
while speaking at a programme organised to mark the 121st birthday
of Mao Zedong in his party office, said Nepal has got the opportunity
to lead the communist agitation of the world. He said that there
is the possibility for Nepali communist forces to take the leadership
of world's communist movement if all of them could unify ideologically.
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Non-Violent |
December 28 |
Koteshwor / Kathmandu |
The central committee meeting of UCPN-M has begun
in the party's headquarters at Koteshwor, Kathmandu, in which
Baburam Bhattarai has put forth his claim for the post of party
chairmanship. The meeting discussed future course of works and
calling a special convention soon. Party chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal
aka Prachanda presented his political report, while standing
committee members floated their views on the report.
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Non-Violent |
December 29 |
Kathmandu |
Chairman of the CA Subash Chandra Nembang said
that the CA would proceed as per its rules if the parties failed
to forge consensus on disputed constitutional issues. Nembang
has called a meeting of the BAC of CA on December 31 with the
five top leaders of major parties - NC President and Prime Minister
Sushil Koirala, CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli, UCPN-M Chairman
Pushpa Kamal Dahal, RPP-N Chairman Kamal Thapa and MJF-D Chairman
Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar. Nembang told that the BAC would discuss
several options on the process of drafting the new constitution.
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Non-Violent |
December 29 |
Kathmandu |
A meeting of the central committee of the UCPN-M
held at the party office in Kathmandu reached a conclusion that
a consensus between parties was not possible in the near future
and decided to start preparations for protests. The meeting also
accused the ruling coalition of NC and CPN-UML of not being in
favor of consensus.
|
Non-Violent |
December 30 |
Kathmandu |
The Mohan Baidya led CPN-Maoist has claimed that
the party has announced its protest programs in coordination with
the UCPN-M. Unveiling the protest programs, CPN-Maoist Vice-chairman
CP Gajurel said the protest programs finalized in consultation
with the UCPN-M.
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Non-Violent |
December 31 |
Kathmandu |
The UCPN-M has formed five sub-committees to manage
its upcoming January 3-19 protest programmes and make them systematic
and effective. The protests are aimed at putting pressure on the
ruling coalition to choose consensus ahead of the CA's January
22, 2015, schedule for bringing out a new constitution.
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Non-Violent |