Make TRC Effective In Its New Setup

Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), among others, is poised to take off in its new incarnation. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's meeting with Nepali Congress (NC) apex leaders to discuss the TRC issues the other day is indicative of the fact that the key political stakeholders are committed to thrash out the outstanding issues and resolve the transitional justice (TJ) imbroglio. Moreover, the new panel, which recommends that potential functionaries execute the TJ mandates of the TRC institutions, is engaged in discharging its assignments in an accelerated way. This shows that the long-pending TJ issues will be addressed without any let-up or hindrances. Not very long back, the government had set up a commission to select the key functionaries for the TJ commissions through an open selection process, which was a very good start in this respect.