Top leaders of the major political parties—Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) have agreed to form a parliamentary special committee to discuss the TRC bill. They have also agreed to endorse the bill related to Constitutional Council directly through the Parliament. Nepali Congress Chief Whip Ramesh Lekhak said that the 10 thematic committees and two joint committees will get full shape soon.

Talking to journalists after the meeting held in Singha Durbar on Monday, Lekhak said, “The TRC bill will be finalized by forming a special committee.”

The meeting discussed finalizing the TRC bill and Constitutional Council bill through political consensus. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and chief whip of these parties were present in the meeting. The UML has been saying that the transitional justice bill should be taken to the parliamentary committee while the ruling coalition parties have been saying that the bill should be endorsed through fast track.