Nepal's constitution logjam prolongs

<p>Nepal's political parties are making little effort to resolve the contentious issues of the new constitution, party leaders and observers said on Monday.&nbsp;four contentious issues including federalism, forms of governance, judiciary and electoral system should be resolved by the first week of September to prepare a first draft of the new constitution.</p><p><br>However, there has not been any intensive discussion among parties to resolve these issues. Parties are holding discussions, but the cross-party agreement fails to make any substantial progress.</p><p><br>A fresh dispute on the formation of High Level Political Committee (HLPC) has shadowed the talks on the contentious issues of the new constitution.</p>
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