Form Constituent Assembly for implementing July Charter

The National Citizen Party has proposed forming a Constituent Assembly, stating that it represents the most democratic means of implementing the July Charter.

The proposal was sent to Prof Ali Riaz, vice-president of the National Consensus Commission, yesterday.

In a letter signed by NCP Joint Convener Javed Rasin, the party said that since the July Charter reflects the will of the people, its implementation must be done by a body that is directly representative of the people.

A Constituent Assembly will represent all sections of society, political parties, and social forces and will also establish a constitutional framework to implement the proposed reforms and July Charter.

NCP added that such a method would protect the fundamental spirit of democracy and help avoid any future political debate or crises of legitimacy.

The party hoped that the consensus commission would consider its proposal and include the recommendation of formation of a Constituent Assembly as part of implementing the July Charter.