The Nepalese Constituent Assembly (CA) has been finally dissolved at 12:00 midnight Sunday as the Council of Ministers held earlier this night decided to hold fresh elections in November 22.
- The Constituent Assembly of Nepal
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai’s government was compelled to propose such an alternative when the major political parties, Unified CPN (Maoist), CPN-UML, Nepali Congress and United Madhesi Democratic Front, failed to reach consensus on the new constitution dissolving the four-year-old Constituent Assembly.
In his address to the nation, the Nepalese Prime Minister, “Though it is a sad decision, there was no alternative to announcing fresh election of the Constituent Assembly.
He also indirectly accused the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML of inviting the political turmoil by working against the Constituent Assembly’s future. Both the parties have stood against the decision to dismiss the Assembly.
The PM also expressed his utmost hope that President Ram Baran Yadav would respond to the Cabinet decision positively so that the caretaker government would materialize the elections in the set time.
The Prime Minister also he urged all citizens not to lose their hopes.
