By Ram Kumar Kamat in The Himalayan Times, Feb 6, 2023The Rabi Lamichhane-led Rastriya Swatantra Party, which has 19 seats in the House of Representatives, today (Feb 5) decided to quit the government over Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s refusal to give the home portfolio to the party. The party will, however, continue supporting the government. A joint meeting of the party’s central committee and parliamentary party held here today decided to recall its ministers…
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by Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 20, 2022More than two dozen contractors are running for House of Representatives and provincial assembly seats amid concerns that, if elected, they could use their influence to skew laws and policies in their favour. Since the country adopted a system of proportional representation (PR), richer segments of society have allegedly tried to buy their way into the legislature. More and more businessmen and contractors have been…