KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The government has decided to withdraw the bill proposing dropping cases against political party leaders pending at the Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee.
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya has said that the government will withdraw the action to amend certain Nepal laws through some legislations.
The proposal to withdraw the case against the leader of the party who entered peaceful politics was made in section 64 of the bill to amend some Nepal Acts. Law Minister Chaurasiya said that the previous law minister had announced that the clause would be withdrawn, so now it will be withdrawn.
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It was proposed that the government can withdraw the case from any court at any level where the political power that is in armed conflict or underground comes to peaceful politics. The government was being criticized for trying to withdraw cases that had entered the court process by revising some Nepal Acts.
The government, facing criticism regarding the handling of issues related to the armed conflict, stated that these cases could be referred to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), and other issues should be addressed accordingly. Following this criticism, the government announced its decision to withdraw the proposal.
In Sunday’s meeting, Chaurasiya announced that section 64 of the proposed bill would be withdrawn. He said that they are ready to withdraw Section 64 as the previous minister said that he would withdraw it.
Law Ministry Secretary Udaya Raj Sapkota said that he had decided to withdraw the current section because a separate law can be made if necessary.
In the past, the government had agreed to withdraw the cases pending in courts when it agreed to withdraw cases against Janamat Party Chairman CK Raut and leaders including Netra Bikram Chand aka Biplab. The government had made a provision in the bill to amend certain Nepal Acts to implement this agreement.
