Upbeat Nembang drives away statute-drafting deadline blues

Chairman of the constituent assembly, Subas Chandra Nembang today, said that the constitution would be drafted within the stipulated deadline.

Inaugurating the Tanahun Festival in Damauli, Nembang said, "The new constitution will be made public on May 28, 2010, in the presence of president Dr Ram Baran Yadav".

Saying that the process of drafting the new constitution had already begun, he stated that the schedule was already made public and the preparation of the concept papers had already been complete.

"We will move ahead after the selection of the chairpersons of the different committees in the CA," he said, claiming that the new constitution would be drafted without obstruction. He also claimed that the different ideologies of the political parties would not make any difference in the drafting of the new constitution. Urging people of all castes, ethnicities, religions and lingual communities to be united, he urged everyone to contribute in the drafting of the new constitution.

Meanwhile speaking of the festival he said such events would contribute towards the economic, social, cultural and development sectors by uniting people. The festival will go on for 10 days.

Source: The himalayan times