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Nepalese leaders to hold crucial talk to end political deadlock

Xinhua, December 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

Leaders of the Nepal government, major opposition party Nepali Congress and the agitating Madhes based leaders are holding a crucial talk on Tuesday evening to give an outlet to the current political stalemate.

The meeting is expected to be decisive to clear the ongoing obstruction in parliament, paving the way for tabling the constitution amendment bill and reconstruction authority Bill.

"The tripartite talks between the government, Nepali Congress and agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front will be held at Baluwatar at 6 p.m. today," Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said on social media.

The House session has been obstructed several times due to the differences among the parties regarding which bill would be registered first.

Major opposition Nepali Congress has urged tabling both of the bills together whereas the agitating Madhes based parties want to forge consensus on their issues first before tabling the constitution amendment bill in the House.

Madhes based parties are in months-long agitation against the new constitution in the southern plains of the country which has led to an Indian embargo. Endit