Nepal: Fresh deadline for new Constitution extended by 5 days

<p>Nepal on Thursday extended by five days a fresh deadline to draft the country's new constitution, much delayed due to lack of consensus among political parties over contentious issues.</p><p>Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairman Subas Chandra Nembang extended the deadline of the Questionnaire Committee through majority voting process in an attempt to allow opposition lawmakers to take part in the constitution drafting process.</p><p>The announcement came after the committee failed to meet the second deadline yesterday and sought five more days to accomplish its tasks.</p><p>New term of the panel mandated to prepare questionnaires on disputed constitutional issues to put to vote will expire on February 10, The Himalayan Times reported.</p>
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