Federal Alliance and Naya Shakti Nepal in their first meeting in Kathmandu on January 15 to discuss in detail about their working alliance have agreed in principle to forge an alliance to press for the Constitution amendment as per the demands of the Madhesbased parties, reports Republica. "We have agreed in principle to move ahead by forging a working alliance with the Naya Shakti Nepal. Our next meeting scheduled for Thursday will decide in detail on how to move ahead," said General Secretary of National Madhes Socialist Party (NMSP) Keshav Jha. Read less...
CounterTerrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Chief Monirul Islam on January 15 said that NeoJama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (NeoJMB) leader Jahangir Alam, who was one of the masterminds behind the Gulshan café attack, was also the chief of the killing squad with expertise in using sharp weapons and hacking people to death, reports The Daily Star. He adopted his organizational name Rajib Gandhi to confuse law enforcers. Jahangir became the chief of the squad, which the militant outfit terms “Ishaba Group”. Read less...
United National Party (UNP) Member of Parliament (MP) Nalin Bandara Jayamaha on January 16 said that Constitution is outdated and should be changed in keeping with today’s needs, reports Daily Mirror. “The party believes that this Constitution is outdated and it should be changed in keeping with today’s needs. It is interesting to see those who opposed the 1978 constitution now attempting to cling to the Constitution,” he said. Read less...