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Guru Baral has been nominated as the Vice Chairman of the CPN-UML.

A Secretariat meeting held on Thursday nominated Standing Committee member Baral for the vacant post of Vice Chairman, General Secretary Shankar Pokharal informed.

Similarly, the meeting has nominated two persons as the Standing Committee members.

Mukunda Neupane and Lilanath Shrestha of Madhes Province have been chosen  as Standing Committee members.

Likewise, the UML has nominated 17 people as central members.

The meeting nominated Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula among 17 as the central members.

CPN (Maoist Center) Deputy General Secretary Janardan Sharma has expressed the conviction that the originality and uniqueness of Nepal's peace process will be established globally.

Speaking after the three major political parties reached an agreement on the bill related to transitional justice today, he said an important agreement has been sealed today after 17 years, eight months and 11 days since the Comprehensive Peace Accord was signed.

Tasks like Constitution making and integration of the army have already been accomplished during this period.

"Justice to the conflict survivors, reparation and reconciliation were delayed. Today, an important agreement has been reached," he said.

The Maoist Center Deputy General Secretary said that they have been successful in facilitating agreement on the bill and fulfilling the responsibility assigned to Home Minister Lekhak, UML Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula and himself, taking the advice, suggestion and with the cooperation of stakeholders and the experts, in the context of agreement on amendment to the TRC bill in line with the Supreme Court's order becoming elusive.  

He expressed the confidence that this will pave the way for promptly completing the remaining works of the peace process.

Deputy General Secretary Sharma has thanked all those who extended support in this connection by providing suggestions or by asking questions, and to the party Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal for assigning the important responsibility.

The three major political parties forged an agreement on the bill related to transitional justice today.

Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has said that the TRC bill will be endorsed in the Parliament.

Home Minister Lekhak expressed his belief that the TRC bill will now be endorsed by the Parliament after a meeting of the taskforce formed to resolve the transitional issues held at the Home Ministry in Singha Durbar forged consensus on the disputed issues.

He said that an agreement was reached on the four disputed issues of the TRC bill after a long discussion.

Minister Lekhak informed that the report will be submitted to the senior leaders within a few days.

He said that there is no doubt that the bill will be passed from the Parliament as an agreement has already been reached on the disagreements.

Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Minister Lekhak said, “The taskforce was formed by the senior leaders of the three major political parties. At the same time, a discussion was also held to rope in other parties in the taskforce. As this is the common and country’s issue, this will be endorsed by the Parliament.”

CPN-UML Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula has said that the current session will end only after the endorsement of the TRC bill.

A meeting of the taskforce formed to iron out differences on the TRC bill forged consensus on four dispute issues on Thursday, Bartaula informed.

He said that all the victims of transitional justice cases will get justice and the culprits will be brought to book.

The UML leader said that the murder committed intentionally or arbitrarily will be described as murder.

He claimed that the taskforce forged consensus on the disagreed issues and there has been 100 percent agreement from the meeting.

Bartaula said that report will be submitted to Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal tomorrow or the day after.

He said that the bill will be endorsed by the current session of the Parliament.