In a meeting held at prime minister´s official residence at Baluwatar the two parties decided to speed up the formation of Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), Commission for Investigation of the Disappeared Persons CIDP), State Restructuring Commission SRC), and Scientific Land Reforms Commission (SLRC).
All these four commissions were on the cards right since the formal end of Maoist insurgency in April 2006 but progress was stalled due to differences among political parties who were in the government since Jana Andolan II.
Of these, the last coalition government led by Nepali Congress (that also included Maoists and UML members) tried to form the TRC but due to staunch opposition from human rights community and victims during the insurgency, the commission failed to see the light of the day. The human rights groups -- both national and international -- accused the government of ham-handed approach to dealing with issues of justice, punishment and reparation vis-à-vis decade-long violence.
On the other hand, the Madhes-based parties are (two of which are part of the current coalition) wary of the proposed land reforms commission which the communist parties are touting as a must. Madhesi People´s Right Forum and Sadbhawana Party are keen on State Restructuring Commission.
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