Kathmandu, Sept. 9 -- As the Constitution Day approaches, the Nepali Congress, under whose leadership the constitution was promulgated four years ago, has reiterated its commitment to amending the constitution as per the demands of marginalised groups, including the Madhesi and indigenous communities.

A central working committee meeting of the party, which concluded last Tuesday, endorsed a 17-point contemporary political proposal presented by Joint General Secretary Prakash Sharan Mahat, who said that the party would make constitution amendment one of its protest agendas if the government failed to address them.

"The Nepali Congress is committed to the amendment proposal presented by the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government," states the p...