China Bull in Nepal Shop
Sun Online Desk
22nd December, 2020 04:58:51
Nepal Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli has surprised his detractors and acolytes alike as also the Chinese envoy, who has been doubling up as a political peace broker, with his decision to dissolve Parliament and to go for general elections in April- May. It is doubtful whether he had sounded Ambassador Hou Yanki of his move, which is unlikely to end faction feud in the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP). It may, in fact, exacerbate faction fights, going by the resignation of seven ministers of Dahal-Nepal faction soon after Oli opted for snap polls.
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Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved the Parliament at the recommendation of the Cabinet of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who has been engaged in a tussle intraparty fighting.
In a press release, the President s office said that the country will be going to a mid-term national election in April-May. Oli s recommendation to dissolve the House of Representatives (HOR) is being seen as a move to deny his political rival Pushpa Dahal Kamal Prachanda a chance to replace him as per a power-sharing agreement.
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On Sunday morning, Oli called an emergency meeting of his Cabinet colleagues and passed a resolution recommending for dissolution of Parliament. The recommendation was sent to President Bhandari who approved it almost immediately.
Party elite, COVID-19 and differences over MCC prompted Oli to take extreme course
2020 was planned as “Visit Nepal Year” by Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. Supported by good flow of remittances and a robust forex reserve, Nepal was looking forward to make the most out of the year. It expected to capitalise on the tourism sector and planned to declare itself as a Himalayan power with a brand new global think tank meeting called “Sagarmatha Samvaad”. At the end COVID-19 and political crisis inside the ruling Nepal Communist Party prompted Mr Oli to take an unscripted path. Why did Prime Minister Oli dissolve the Parliament in Kathmandu when the house had two more years to serve.
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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 amid 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 criticized by the Opposition as unconstitutional.