TJ Process Moves On

The three major political parties – Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist Centre – have finally ironed out their differences on amending a Bill on Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act (2014). This has raised the hope for the conflict victims who have been waiting for justice for around two decades. A three-party panel comprising Ramesh Lekhak of NC, Mahesh Bartaula of UML and Janardan Sharma of Maoist Centre was formed on July 1 to solve the contentious points that had prevented the Bill from entering the federal parliament. Previous government led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda had formed the taskforce after the Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee of the House of Representatives (HoR) could not sort out the disputes even after several rounds of discussions.