Nepal s New Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba Says He Looks Forward To Closely Working With Prime Minister Narendra Modi ndtv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ndtv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Opposition calls decision unconstitutional, alleges the hand of external actors.
In a controversial move, President Bidhya Devi Bhandari decided to dissolve the lower house of the Nepal Parliament on Friday for the second time in five months and announced midterm elections on November 12 and 19, following a prolonged political stalemate. Both Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and the opposition leader Sher Bahadur Deuba of the Nepali Congress separately staked claims of support from the majority of the lawmakers in the Assembly, but the President deemed that both claims were insufficient.
Mr. Oli had lost a trust vote in the Assembly on May 10, garnering the support of only 93 of the 232 legislators, but Mr. Deuba also could not form a government under his leadership after failing to secure enough support, leaving Mr. Oli to be reappointed on May 13. The vertical division within the Janbadi Samajwadi Party with the Mahanta Thakur-Rajendra Mahato-led faction unwilling to support the opp
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Nepal s Caretaker PM Oli Calls Constitutional Council Meet As 3 Former PMs Lead Protest
Nepal PM Oli called a meeting of the Constitutional Council, which comes after students protesting against the Parliament dissolution clashed with police
Nepal s caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday morning called a meeting of the Constitutional Council, which comes after students protesting against the Parliament dissolution clashed with police near the Federal Parliament of Nepal in Kathmandu on Monday. All Nepal National Free Student Union (ANNFSU) members of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) had brawled with police after attempting to organize a flash mob in front of Parliament in Kathmandu.
Nepal's SC ordered caretaker PM KP Sharma Oli to appear before it within 7 days with a written response to the cases of contempt of court filed against him.