Kathmandu, July 8 -- A government taskforce mandated to draft a discussion paper on constitutional amendments has plunged into political turmoil after several political parties walked out of the process.

Representatives from four influential political parties announced their formal dissociation from the panel on Monday, handing over a six-point dissenting memorandum to the taskforce coordinator Asim Shah, who also serves as the political advisor to Prime Minister Balendra Shah.

The Nepali Communist Party (NCP), the Loktantrik Samajbadi Party (LSP), the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) and the Rastriya Janamorcha announced their disassociation with the taskforce. In their joint memorandum, the parties raised serious concerns over the intent ...