According to political sources, three of the eight members, Ramesh Dhungel and Sabitri Gurung of Nepali Congress and Sarba Raj Khadka of UML, in the Commission are preparing to make public their report separately claiming that other members “ignored” their views and prepared the report “unilaterally”. [break]
The other members of the SRC include Malla K Sundar and Stella Tamang from the Maoists and Krishna Hachhethu and Surendra Mahato from United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF).
The dissenting members are in minority after one of the UML appointees in the Commission Bhogendra Jha allegedly sided with the Maoists and the UDMF.
The Commission´s official report is reportedly proposing creation of 10 provinces and one non-geographical province, something dissenting members from the NC and UML are opposed to. The dissenting members are in favor of creating only six provinces.
Likewise, the Committee members are at odds over whether or not the states should be federated based on ethnic lines. Majority members in the Commission are in favor of creating 11 states including one non-geographical state based on ethnic lines.
A political source said the Commission members have proposed entire Tarai as single Madhes state with a sub-state in it. The Commission members are also sharply divided over whether to delineate states on north-south basis.
As its extended deadline is expiring on February 1, the Commission is mired in controversy. “The report to be presented by the commission is only likely to trigger controversies instead of offering solutions,” said the source.
“Many of the issues settled earlier in the CA committees reemerged during the Commission´s deliberations.”
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