The HLPC meeting held at the Special Committee Secretariat in New Baneshwar on Sunday took the decision. HLPC head and UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal later in the day briefed the Chairman of the Interim Election Council Khil Raj Regmi about the decision.[break]
The HLPC formed with the main objective to assist the election-government for creating conducive environment for the elections comprises two leaders each from the big four parties -- UCPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and United Democratic Madhesi Front. A meeting of the top leaders from the big 4 on Saturday had formed the HLPC.
Sunday´s meeting also discussed in detail about other candidates to be appointed to various constitutional bodies including the Election Commission, Public Service Commission, the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) and the Office of Auditor General from their respective parties although they have already agreed on the heads of the bodies.
According to a leader involved in the negotiations, the parties have agreed to appoint Lok Man Singh Karki as the head of the CIAA, Neel Kantha Upreti as Chief Election Commissioner, Bhanu Acharya as Auditor General and Kayo Devi Yami as the head of the Public Service Commission.
As President Dr Ram Baran Yadav endorsed the ordinance related to the formation of constitutional council as per Article 88 (1) of the Interim Constitution-2007, the Interim Election Council is expected to take decision on the appointments in these bodies based on the recommendations of the parties. The ordinance that amends the Constitutional Council Work Duties and Rights Procedures Act paves the way for the Interim Election Council to make appointments to the constitutional bodies without conducting parliamentary hearings.
Sources said Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar has recommended Ram Krishna Nirala as one of the election commissioners on behalf of the UDMF. Likewise, parties are mulling over several names including Bindra Hada for appointment as election commissioner.
On Thursday, the parties had agreed to reinstate former Acting Chief Election Commissioner Upreti and commissioners Dolakh Bahadur Gurung and Ayodhi Prasad Yadav in the EC.
Meanwhile, the Interim Election Council has expedited consultations with the top leaders of various political parties to hold the poll within the stipulated date. On Sunday morning, Home and Foreign Minister Madhav Prasad Ghimire had reached the residence of NC President Sushil Koirala to discuss election preparations.
During the meeting, Minister Ghimire had asked NC President Koirala to extend the latter´s full support to the government to create conducive environment for CA polls. The only agenda of the country is to hold free, and fair elections, Koirala said, and urged the government to make sure that the elections are free and fair, NC spokesperson Dilendra Badu quoted President Koirala as telling Ghimire.
Koirala had assured the government his party´s full support and urged the government to pay attention to bolster law and order situation for conducting elections in free and fair manner, according to Badu.
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