On Wednesday, he met the president to brief on his efforts to give full shape to the cabinet and the government´s initiatives to forward the constitution writing process, but raised the restructuring plan during the meeting. [break]Bhattarai had met Yadav on Tuesday to specifically discuss the plan.
"The prime minister argued before the president that restructuring of the army falls within the jurisdiction of the executive," said Rajendra Dahal, president´s press advisor.
In response, the president, who is the supreme commander of the national army, said although the restructuring of the national army was the jurisdiction of the government, such a move required consensus among political parties.
"He told the prime minister to implement the restructuring plan in the spirit of the constitution and by garnering consensus among political parties," said Dahal.
On Tuesday SAC said any restructuring of the army required political consensus as required by the Interim Constitution and the Comprehensive Peace Accord.
The Article 144 (3) of the Interim Constitution states the cabinet will prepare and enforce a detailed action plan on the democratization of the Nepal Army after garnering political understanding and getting suggestions from concerned committees of the parliament.
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