The top leaders of Congress, UML and Maoists will discuss the grievances of the conflict victims on matters including the appointment of officials in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Commission of Inquiry into Disappeared Persons.
Prime Minister and UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli, Congress Chairman Sher Bahadur Deuba and Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal will discuss the grievances of the conflict victims against the commission officials at the political level in a discussion held on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office. The
victims had protested saying that they were going to appoint workers in the party division. The appointment was made after the committee chaired by former Chief Justice Omprakash Mishra recommended former Deputy Attorney General Mahesh Thapa and former Chief Secretary Leeladevi Gadtaula as the Chairperson of the Disappeared Persons Inquiry Commission. Agni Kharel, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Human Rights and Transitional Justice, who participated in the
meeting, said that there was a discussion about facilitating the work of both commissions from the political and governmental levels and advancing the work .
"There was a conversation between the three parties about the government and political parties facilitating the work of both commissions," he said. What are the problems? It is necessary to solve them.'
He said that the government and the party should ease the difficulties to complete the transitional justice. "Political parties and the government will do the work of untying the knots that have been seen to advance transitional justice," he said, "The work in the early stages of the commission has been appointed and the work has progressed well." Maoist leader Khimlal Devkota, who participated in the
meeting, said that since the victims complained about the appointment of the commission's officers, they would discuss it with their representatives at the political level. "There was talk of discussing with the victims and trying to solve their grievances at the political level," he said, "since the officials of the commission have been appointed, we should go ahead after solving the grievances." "There are suggestions and interests of the international community to bring transitional justice to a conclusion." The leader of the three parties said, "For that, it is appropriate to proceed with discussions at the government and political level."
"A unit has been established in the Ministry of Health for the treatment of injured, crippled and disabled victims of the conflict," Kharel said, "The Ministry has already started treatment for the conflict victims by creating a guideline." In the budget, it is said that the treatment of injured and disabled during the armed conflict will be done free of cost in the government hospital .
'Remaining work on peace process and transitional justice will be completed . The Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Inquiry Commission of Disappeared Persons will be made operational," Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel said, "Free treatment arrangements will be made for the injured, disabled and disabled in government hospitals. I have allocated one billion to establish a fund for the investigation, relief and reparation of the incidents in the armed conflict.
It has been decided that the three parties will continue to be aware of the functioning of the Commission on Disappearances and provide necessary facilitation. There has been a discussion between the three parties about the government providing the necessary offices, staff and necessary materials to the commission.
