The President's legal advisor says, ”The President cannot go beyond the law and the constitution and issue agreements made by the government with various parties.”
Sudhan Gurung, one of the leaders of the Gen-G movement, posted a status on the social media platform Facebook on Sunday, calling it 'important information'.
In which he has alleged that the agreement between Gen-G and the government has not been signed by President Ram Chandra Poudel even though it has been signed by Prime Minister Sushila Karki and published in the gazette. He has argued that the President is reluctant to sign it.
Gurung has alleged that 'investigation and action against corrupt people and murderers has not progressed as per the agreement between Gen-G and the government, but instead, Gen-G activists and victims have been arrested by framing them in false and indecent cases based on the incident of Bhadra 23/24.' He has asked the families of the victims who have not been released due to cases and bail to contact the government's Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal and his personal secretary for release issues. He has also made public the contact numbers of Home Minister Aryal, his personal secretary Dheeraj Joshi and Home Secretary Rameshwor Dangal.
Did the President's Office not sign the agreement between Gen-G and the government as Sudhan said?
We asked the President's legal advisor Baburam Kunwar this question. He said that the President cannot go beyond the law and the constitution and issue agreements made by the government with various parties. He said, 'The President will issue bills and laws.'
Constitutional scholar and senior advocate Raju Chapagain, who is working as a legal expert in drafting the Gen-G government agreement, said that the President does not have to sign the agreement between Gen-G and the government. He said that after it is published in the gazette, it has become an official document of the government, 'Once it becomes an official document, it becomes the President's.'
On December 25, a 10-point agreement was reached between the representatives of the Gen-G movement and the government. Which was approved by the Council of Ministers the next day, i.e. on December 26. The government had signed agreements with groups including the Gen-G Movement Alliance, the Council of Gen-G (Sudhan Gurung Group), and the Gen-G Front (Raksha Bam Group). The agreements cover issues ranging from the formation of a Constitutional Reform Commission to electoral system reforms. However, most of the agreements related to the constitution and electoral system are likely to be discussed in parliament and become laws.
