The deadline for the distribution of citizenship certificates has been extended

Important Decisions [ 2007-3-17 ]
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THE Council of Ministers in its meeting on Thursday took some very important decisions taking into view the recent developments especially arising from the amendment effected in the Interim Constitution. One of the decisions is concerned with the delineation of the electoral constituency. In this regard, the government has decided to form a three-member Electoral Constituency Delineation Commission headed by a former judge of the Supreme Court. This has become necessary because the earlier constituencies will not be able to meet the requirement in the changed context. It will be with a view to meeting the demands of the various and communities and has the aim of reflecting the adequate representation of the people in the upcoming Constituent Assembly elections which is to be held by mid-June. Though this should have been done earlier, yet things are moving in the right direction albeit a little slowly. In another significant decision, the deadline for the distribution of citizenship certificates has been extended by a week or a month as the case may be because of the disruption caused by the recent Terai movement and the adverse weather conditions in the Himalayan region. This will facilitate the people in receiving the citizenship certificate in time for the constituent assembly elections and be able to exercise their rights in the polls.

Apart from this, the government has decided to present two bills relating to the CA elections in the legislature-parliament. All the decisions have been taken as part of the government's preparation for the CA polls. In this connection, it also decided to register all the weapons of the Maoists which are outside the containers. This is an important decision as free weapons in the hands of the Maoist combatants will not be conducive to eliminating fear among the voters. The thrust of the decisions are geared at the CA polls for which time is running short. Now, there must be haste if the polls are to be held within the decided timeframe. Moreover, the pace has also picked up for the formation of the interim government, which will have the responsibility of announcing the date for the elections.