The committee has also asked the Special Committee to come up with a concrete action plan to accomplish the major tasks of the peace process as envisioned in the five-point deal signed by the three major political parties.[break]
“The meeting also drew the attention of the prime minister and top leaders, who had signed the five-point deal, to form a national consensus government,” Prem Bahadur Singh, a member of monitoring committee, told reporters after the meeting held at Singha Durbar on Tuesday.
There are around 32 PLA men still providing security to the Maoist leaders, the committee said.
The prime minister had agreed to resign to pave the way for formation of national consensus government in the five point deal.
According to Singh, the meeting also directed the defense ministry to come up with an action plan with regard to transforming the Nepal Army as a democratic and inclusive institution as demanded by the Madhes-based political parties.
The committee has also directed the parties to come up with the clear work plan to implement the five-point agreement.
In a bid to make inclusive and democratize the Nepal Army, the committee asked the Defense Ministry to come up with a model through a consensus among the political parties.
The committee comprises CA chairman Subas Nembang as chairman and Deputy Speaker Purna Kumari Subedi is the deputy chair of the committee.
The members of the committee are Posta Bahadur Bogati, Giriraj Mani Pokharel, Pampha Bhusal and Hisila Yami from the UCPN (Maoist); Laxman Ghimire, Bimalendra Nidhi and Kamala Thapa from the Nepali Congress; and Bhim Acharya and Radha Gyawali from the CPN-UML.
Similarly, Ramjanam Chaudhary, Aatmaram Prasad Sah and Sarita Giri have been recommended from the Madhes-based parties while Pari Thapa, Pratibha Rana, and Prem Bahadur Singh represent the small political parties in the committee.
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