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Nepal's PM regrets for constitution drafting delay

Xinhua, January 23, 2015 Adjust font size:

Nepal's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on Friday expressed the regrets for failing to promulgate a new constitution within the deadline.

A day after the scheduled date, Koirala accused the opposition parties for the failure, saying the drafting was hampered by the " undemocratic culture" of some parties.

Political parties have earlier promised to deliver the new constitution before January 22.

Koirala said there is a need of consensus among the major stakeholders of political forces. Endi