Yogesh Bhattarai said that if the UML had to cooperate on the issue of MCC, the government should first create an environment conducive to the functioning of the parliament by addressing the issues they had demanded the functioning of the house.
Yogesh Bhattarai said that if the UML had to cooperate on the issue of MCC, the government should first create an environment conducive to the functioning of the parliament by addressing the issues they had demanded the functioning of the house.
Chairman of the Federal Council of the Janata Samajwadi Party, Dr Baburam Bhattarai, said that the presentation of the MCC proposal in the Parliament was positive for Nepali democracy and national interest.
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: The government has made it clear that no provisions of the Millennium Corporate Challenge (MCC) will affect Nepal's sovereignty and independence.
At the time when the key coalition members of PM Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government are opposing the government’s move totable the compact in parliament and protests have intensified in the streets of Kathmandu, the government has tried to make it clear that the MCC is not against the country’s sovereignty.
On the question of parliamentary ratification, the government has maintained that the MCC requires parliamentary ratification as per the suggestion of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliament. There is no provision of parliamentary ratification in the compact itself, according to the government.
The government has also accused the media channels of planting misunderstanding among the general public regarding certain provisions of the compact. To make it clear, the government on Thursday issued a 11-points clarification regarding the compact.
Here is what the governmnet has to say:
- Is MCC supreme over constitution and law?
Nepal being a member state of the Vienna Convention, if any of the provisions of the treaty, agreements or compact made with any nation conflict with the constitution and law of the country, it is obliged to follow the provisions of that particular treaty, agreement or compact. Besides, so far there are no such provisions in the MCC that conflict with the constitution and law of Nepal.
- MCC and sovereignty of Nepal
The MCC will affect Nepal’s sovereignty and independence.
- Issues of intellectual property
Nepal will have the first claim over the intellectual property of the MCC. MCC can also utilize it.
- Auditing
Auditing of the project will be carried out by Nepal along with auditors deployed by MCC.
- India’s permission to implement the project
The agreement for the project from India is required only to construct the transmission line to be built joining Nepal and India and the agreement has already been made.
- Property of the project
Nepal will have ownership over all the properties of the project. The tenure of the MCC will be no more than five years.
KATHMANDU, December 21: The second meeting of the 10th ongoing House Session is scheduled for 1 PM today.
At the time when the Millennium Corporate Challenge (MCC) of the United States of America (USA) has created a buzz across the political arena of the country, the government-led by President of Nepali Congress and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is looking forward to ratify the $500 million compact through parliament.
At the present context, only the ruling Nepali Congress has expressed its will to pass the compact through parliament. NC’s coalition partners, CPN (Maoist Center), CPN (Unified Socialist), Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) and Rastriya Janamorcha Party, are all against the MCC which has also threatened the coalition government.
Even if the government is preparing to table the MCC in parliament, today's possible schedule of parliamentary meeting does not include the proceeding to table the MCC.
Meanwhile, the main opposition party, CPN-UML, has been continuously obstructing the House Sessions acquising Speaker of the lower House, Agni Prasad Sapkota of supporting Chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist), Madhav Kumar Nepal, to split the CPN-UML and register a new political party.
Even if PM Deuba is all in for ratification of the MCC from Parliament, he has failed to forge a common consensus within the ruling alliance.
Photo: BIKRAM RAI/ NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVES epal could lose Rs142 billion a year in wasted surplus energy if the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) project designed to upgrade the electricity grid and highways is not endorsed by Parliament. Nepal is currently generating 2,000MW of hydroelectricity with an additional 2,500MW under construction. This figure will soar to 7,300MW by 2025 as […]
The proposed Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant has been the talk of the town over the past few weeks in Nepal. Various groups have staged multiple protests across the country, mostly in Kathmandu. Protests have taken place near the Parliament building, the US Embassy and the prime minister’s residence too. The US government’s Millennium Challenge […]
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