PM Oli gets Nepal Parliament dissolved; Opposition cries foul PTI
Kathmandu: Nepal’s embattled Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli Sunday sprang a surprise on his rivals and got the President to dissolve Parliament, a controversial move amidst a prolonged tussle for power between him and former premier Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved Parliament’s House of Representatives at Oli’s recommendation and announced mid-term general election in April-May, a decision criticised by the Opposition as unconstitutional.
Earlier, an emergency meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Oli decided to recommend the President for the dissolution of Parliament, a senior Standing Committee member of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) told PTI.
Constitutional coup : Hundreds of protesters hit streets in Nepal after PM dissolves Parliament Updated Dec 21, 2020 | 06:56 IST
The protesters have hit the streets of Kathmandu terming PM Oli s decision to call an early election amid party feud a constitutional coup . Security personnel stationed in front of hundreds of protesters in Kathmandu | Photo Credit: ANI
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Nepal s Council of Ministers led by PM KP Sharma Oli yesterday recommended dissolution of the Parliament
After Oli approached the Nepal President with the recommendation, she ratified the dissolution
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli s move to dissolve the Parliament prematurely yesterday has not gone down well with his own Nepal Communist Party leaders and a certain section of people in the country. The protesters have hit the streets of Kathmandu terming PM Oli s decision to call an early election amid party feud a constitutional coup .
Nepal PM Oli dissolves Parliament over power tussle; rivals cry foul
By PTI| Posted by Mansoor | Updated: 20th December 2020 6:10 pm IST
Kathmandu: Nepal’s embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday sprang a surprise on his rivals and got the President to dissolve Parliament, a controversial move amidst a prolonged tussle for power between him and former premier Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda .
President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved Parliament’s House of Representatives at Oli’s recommendation and announced mid-term general election in April-May, a decision criticised by the Opposition as unconstitutional.
Earlier, an emergency meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Oli decided to recommend the President for the dissolution of Parliament, a senior Standing Committee member of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) told PTI.
Sunday 20 December, 2020 | 7:01 PM
KATHMANDU: Nepal s embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday sprang a surprise on his rivals and got the President to dissolve Parliament, a controversial move amidst a prolonged tussle for power between him and former premier Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda within the ruling dispensation. President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved Parliament s House of Representatives at Oli s recommendation and announced mid-term general election in April-May, a decision termed unconstitutional, impulsive and autocratic by the Opposition and dissidents in the Nepal Communist Party (NCP).
Earlier in the day, an emergency meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Oli decided to recommend the President for the dissolution of Parliament, a senior Standing Committee member of the NCP told PTI. The first phase of the mid-term election will be held on April 30 and May 10 for the second phase, according to a notice issued by the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Nepal s embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday sprang a surprise on his rivals and got the President to dissolve Parliament, a controversial move amidst a prolonged tussle for power between him and former premier Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda”. President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved Parliament’s House of Representatives at Oli’s recommendation and announced mid-term general election in April-May, a decision criticised by the Opposition as unconstitutional. Earlier, an emergency meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Oli decided to recommend the President for the dissolution of Parliament, a senior Standing Committee member of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) told PTI.