1552 A worker sanitises a cinema hall in Kathmandu. Amid political crisis, Nepal Covid deaths have surpassed 1,800. Reuters
Kathmandu, December 23
The Supreme Court of Nepal forwarded to a Constitution Bench all the writ petitions against PM KP Oli’s move to dissolve the parliament.
Supreme court’s no to stay order
As many as 12 petitioners have filed pleas against PM KP Sharma Oli s move to dissolve the Parliament
The petitioners demand an interim stay order, but the Supreme Court refuses to issue such an order
The Prachanda faction has already removed Oli from party chairmanship and proposed disciplinary action
Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana’s single bench passed the order after a preliminary hearing on the 12 different writ petitions filed against the dissolution of the House of Representatives. The Bench will start the hearing on Friday.
Prachanda elected as new parliamentary leader of Nepal’s ruling party
Madhav Kumar Nepal, who was elected chairperson of the party, proposed Prachanda’s name as the leader of the Parliamentary Party. December 24, 2020 12:23:15 am
Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’. (File)
The dissident faction of the Nepal Communist Party on Wednesday elected Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ as leader of its Parliamentary Party, a post previously held by Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli.
Madhav Kumar Nepal, who was elected chairperson of the party, proposed Prachanda’s name as the leader of the Parliamentary Party. A party meeting then unanimously endorsed the proposal. However, none of Oli’s supporters attended Wednesday’s meeting.
Nepal s Supreme Court on Wednesday forwarded all writ petitions challenging Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli s move to abruptly dissolve the Parliament to a Constitutional bench, amid intensified struggle between the two warring factions of the Nepal Communist Party to wrest control of the ruling party. Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana s single bench passed the order after a preliminary hearing on the 12 different writ petitions filed against the dissolution of the House of Representatives, according to court sources. The Constitutional bench will start the hearing on Friday. The bench is led by Chief Justice Rana and will have four other justices who will be picked by him.
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Nepal political crisis: NCP s Prachanda-led faction elects him as new parliamentary leader, replaces PM Oli
The Nepal Communist Party on Wednesday moved a step towards formal split as party s executive chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda was elected as the ruling party s new parliamentary leader, replacing Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli.
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UPDATED: December 23, 2020 17:40 IST
After being elected as the new parliamentary leader, Prachanda said that his first priority would be to restore the dissolved House of Representatives and form a new government. (Photo: Reuters)
The Nepal Communist Party on Wednesday moved a step towards formal split as party s executive chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda was elected as the ruling party s new parliamentary leader, replacing Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli.