WEB DESK

Nepal Government is working towards amending the new Constitution to address the demands of the agitating Madhesi parties and ethnic minority groups within a couple of weeks.

Minister for Urban Development Arjun Narsingh KC said that the government is speeding up the process to address the concerns of the disgruntled parties.

Last year, Madhesis, largely of Indian-origin, held protests for five months in southern Nepal districts to oppose the new Constitution, claiming the federal structure incorporated in the new charter did not satisfy their demands.

There is a need to forge unity among the three major parties, including Nepali Congress, CPN-Maoist Centre and CPN-UML to amend the Constitution. The country is going through a crucial period at the moment and there is a need to forge unity among all sections of the society.