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Maj Gen Ashok K Mehta (retd)
Military Commentator
PEOPLE I met in Baitadi, far-west Nepal, the area from where Sher Bahadur Deuba comes, told me in the Nepali equivalent that he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. At 75, he has become the Prime Minister of Nepal for the fifth time, a record he shares with Surya Bahadur Thapa and Girija Prasad Koirala. This time, the Supreme Court not only ordered his appointment as PM, but also decreed that those who signed up for him on May 21 under Article 76(5) would be exempt from their party whip.
Instead of the 149 signatures that Deuba obtained, he got 165 trust votes, making him look good. From Pokhara in Nepal, a friend quoted a song from the Hindi film CID, ‘Kahin pe nigahein, kahin pe nishana’, explaining that Deuba is PM by default, resulting from the blood, sweat and toil of Prachanda who was locked in a power struggle with KP Oli for three-and-a-half years. The beneficiary of the duel was Deuba, thanks to the Supreme
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14th July, 2021 07:11 IST
Nepal Gets New Prime Minister: Here s All You Need To Know About Sher Bahadur Deuba
On Tuesday evening, Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba was sworn in as the Nepal PM a day after the country s Supreme Court ruled in his favour.
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On Tuesday evening, Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba was sworn in as the Nepal PM a day after the country s Supreme Court ruled in his favour. In a major blow to KP Sharma Oli on Monday, the Constitution bench of the Nepal SC reinstated the House of Representatives for the second time in nearly 5 months and ordered that Deuba must be appointed PM. The opposition alliance had filed a plea in this regard comprising the signature of 146 parliamentarians.