Consensus key to constitution amendment: Garima Shah

Kathmandu, Feb 11: National Assembly member Garima Shah has expressed satisfaction with her performance in the upper house of the federal parliament.    
    
In the last three years, she made utmost efforts to contribute to the parliament, Shah asserted, adding that she utilized her qualification and competence while working as the National Assembly member.    
    
Shah is currently the member of the Public Policy Delegation and Legislation Committee.    
    
According her, the government employees were found making directive, work procedure and standard to suit their interests. A separate law is required on delegated legislation. The lawmakers directed the government to determine the delegated authority by a particular law, she shared.    
    
The National Assembly member disclosed that they were perplexed with Committee study- the work procedure and regulation were given more priority than the act.    
    
Shah, who had the experience of becoming the House of Representatives member, however, regretted that enforcement of constitution was weak. Various bills, including the education bill, civil service bill, and Nepal Police bill were much awaited.    
    
Shah argued the constitution had clearly delineated the rights among three organs of the state: legislature, executive and judiciary; however, government (executive) was shadowing the parliament of late. At a time when the lawmakers are blamed of slow lawmaking, the government failed to carry out its responsibility of preparing draft bills on time, she asserted.    
    
As the federalism is a new system, all sides concerned must pay attention and act responsibly for its effective enforcement. The intricacies surfaced before its practice requires gradual untangling, she viewed.    
    
Legal arrangement is equally essential to make three-tiers of government functional.    
    
"We've written in the constitution that it will be revised in ten years. So, it is time for review," she reminded. However, consensus is a key to amendment of constitution, according to her.    
    
Shah is a leader of the CPN (Unified Socialist). She is active in politics since 2046BS.    
    
(RSS reporter Bunu Tharu sat with lawmaker Shah for the RSS Dialogue.)