11-member sub-committee formed to discuss and prepare report on transitional justice bill

The parliamentary committee has formed an 11-member sub-committee to discuss and submit a report on the transitional justice bill. A meeting of the Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee under the House of Representatives held on Friday decided to form the sub-committee to submit the report by holding discussions with concerned stakeholders in the transitional justice bill. The sub-committee has been asked to submit the report to the committee within three weeks of beginning of the task.

Ramesh Lekhak, Jeevan Pariyar, Sushil Thing of Nepali Congress and Subash Chandra Nembang and Mahesh Bartaula of the CPN-UML are the members of the sub-committee.

Other member of the sub-committee are Purna Bahadur Gharti of CPN (Maoist Center), Santosh Pariyar of Rastriya Swatantra Party, Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Ranju Kumari Jha of Janata Samajbadi Party, Goma Labh Sapkota of Janamat Party and Sher Bahadur Kunwar of CPN (Unified Socialist). Prior to this, the members of the committee stressed on the need to take the transitional justice bill ahead and complete the remaining tasks of the peace process. The bill to amend the Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act was registered on 9 March, 2023. Lekhak had proposed the formation of a subcommittee to conclude the bill. Meanwhile, Nembang in the meeting stressed the need for all to come together to conclude the bill.