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Maoists' Point of View
CPN (M): Point of View
CPN(M): Proposal for Points of Agreement Between CPN(M) and Nepal Government

unofficial English translation

Points for agreement between CPN(M) and Nepal Government

Proposed by CPN (M) for peace summit talk.

1) About Monarchy
Monarchy should be suspended during the interim period and King's executive power should be scrapped
Nationalize all property of king and king's family
Besides of constituent assembly election, there should also be a referendum to decide whether monarchy should be remain

2) About management and restructuring of the army and interim security arrangement
Nepal Army and PLA (People's Liberation Army) should be kept in barracks and temporary camps accordingly and they will be monitored by the non military UN team and a mechanism formulated on the basis of consensus from both side.
Democratization process of Nepal Army should be done by the consensus of both parties and implemented accordingly
The formation of high level security council should be entrusted with interim security monitoring both army, controlling them and operation them.
During interim period to regularize the judiciary and to conduct the constituent assembly election, a security mechanism comprising of police and Maoist militia should be formed and the armed police forced scrapped
Democratic National Army should be created on the basis of the constituent assembly election results comprising both Army.

3) About Interim Legislature, Executive and Judiciary
The interim legislature should be formed as follows:
45% representation from the 7 party nominations
35% representation from the Maoist Nomination
20% representation from the civil society organisations comprising different professions, ethnic and regional forums as well as people of national importance with the consensus from both sides. The size of the interim legislature should be agreed by both sides.
The reinstated parliament and national assembly should be dissolved after the interim executive formed.
Interim Executive should be formed as follows:
The government should be formed according to the interim legislature.
The division/distribution of the ministries and the government offices/mechanisms should be done proportionally
Interim Judiciary should be as follows:
Re-recruit the judges for all levels and keep the people's courts in local levels
Form a constitutional court to make decision on the constitutional matters
About local bodies the following should be done:
Interim local bodies should be formed at autonomous regions, districts, municipalities and villages level with the consensus from both sides
After the formation of unified interim bodies/governments the people's governments led by the Maoists should be dissolved

4) Constituent assembly structure and electoral process
Constitution assemble election should be done on the basis of a proportional representational system
The parties should consider the oppressed castes, regions, Terai, women, Dalit etc while listing the candidates
To ensure the representation of marginalized castes and groups, specific numbers should be nominated
The size of the constituent assembly should be agreed by both parties
Eligibility for voting should be 16 years of age

5) Restructuring the state, and citizenship
The present uniform structure should be ended. The rights to self determination and autonomy should be ensured for oppressed sections of society and regions, on the basis of a federal system
The citizenship problems should be solved as follows:
The citizenship council should be formed before the constituent assembly to provide the citizenship for all the people who have been denied citizenship in the past including the indigenous people from the Terai
6) About the Socioeconomic transformation
All kinds of feudalism about labor and land should be ended and a land reform program should be introduced to ensure the right to land of the peasants who plough the land
Economic policy should be introduced to protect and promote national industries, business and national resources
The state should guarantee the right to health, education, housing and jobs as fundamental ones
Provide socioeconomic security for homeless, street dwellers, freed serfs and underprivileged people
A high level property investigation commission should be formed and nationalize all illegally and unlawfully earned property.

7) About International Relations
Dismiss all the previous unfair treaties/agreements and conduct new treaties/agreements according to the country's benefits.
Control and manage the open border with India
Treaties/agreements about national resources and security should be passed by 2/3 majority of the interim government.

8) About support to victims of arms conflict
Sufficient compensation should be provided to the martyr's families and State should do a special program to honor those martyred during people's freedom fighting and people's movement.
The fact situation of the disappeared during the armed conflict should make public, sufficient compensation to their families and punishment to the perpetrators.
Treatment and resettlements should be ensured to the wounded and disabled during the conflict and sufficient compensation should be provided to them.
A resettlement program should be done for those displaced during the armed conflict.

9) Miscellaneous
Interim Constitution should be endorsed and issued by the interim executive
The fixed timetable should be determined for all the above mentioned important subject matters
A high level monitoring committee should be formed to monitor whether the agreement has been followed or not.

Date: 30 Bhadra 2063 v.s.

Credit INSN 2006

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