By Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, April 17, 2023With ruling parties including the Nepali Congress opposing the CPN-UML’s demand that the second-largest party must have four House members in the hearings committee, crucial bills are stuck in Parliament. Even the scheduled meetings of the top leaders of the three major parties—the Congress, the UML and the CPN (Maoist Centre)—have failed to take place due to the dispute. In a clear sign of conflict,…
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By Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, April 15, 2023The writer is a reporter covering national politics for The Kathmandu Post.After sacking Dhaka Kumar Shrestha as a lawmaker and scrapping his ordinary membership, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), on Wednesday, decided to replace him with Bindabasini Kansakar in Parliament. However, the party’s action has now sparked a legal debate. Shrestha, meanwhile, continues to claim that he is still an RSP lawmaker. Following the drastic step…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Apr 8, 2023The main opposition CPN-UML has taken a stance against endorsing the bill to amend the transitional justice law through a fast-track process in Parliament, even as the ruling coalition wants to pass it without any further delay. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Sher Bahadur Deuba, president of Nepali Congress, the largest parliamentary party, held talks with the leader of the opposition KP Sharma Oli…
By Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, April 06, 2023The writer is a reporter covering national politics for The Kathmandu Post.Three parties—the Rastriya Swatantra Party, the Janamat Party and the Nagarik Unmukti Party—made it to Parliament last November in their first try at parliamentary politics, winning 20, six, and four seats, respectively. But they have failed to deliver effectively either as ruling parties or as strong opposition raising public voices, say observers. Jhalak Subedi, a…
by Sahan Tennekoon in The Morning, Apr 4, 2023Convenor of the Collective of All Trade Unions, Ravi Kumudesh yesterday (3) said that a massive protest is to be launched today (4) by the Collective in front of the Colombo Fort Railway Station against the new Anti-Terrorism Bill which is to be tabled in the Parliament this month. He stated this when he was contacted by The Daily Morning to inquire about the course of action…
By Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, March 17,2023Nepal will elect its third Vice President on Friday. The vice presidential election will be held at the Parliament building at New Baneshwor, Kathmandu. “All preparations are complete. Voting will take place from 10 am to 3 pm on Friday,” said Shaligram Sharma Paudel, spokesman at the Election Commission. The final list of candidates published by the commission includes Ashta Laxmi Shakya from the CPN-UML, Pramila Yadav…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, March 2, 2023With both the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML claiming the role of main opposition in Parliament, the meeting of the House of Representatives has been postponed for nearly three weeks. The House meeting scheduled for Wednesday will now be held on March 19. Bharat Raj Gautam, general secretary at the Parliament Secretariat announced the postponement through a notice on Wednesday morning a few hours before the House meeting,…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Feb 27, 2023After offering the post of President to the largest party in Parliament, the three parties—the Nepali Congress, the CPN (Maoist Centre) and the CPN (Unified Socialist)—are now looking to finalise a new power-sharing deal, including the exact durations individual leaders will become the prime minister for. As the three parties have decided to helm the government by turns, the ongoing five-year tenure of Parliament will…
by Anil Giri in the Kathmandu Post, Feb 26, 2023Following the filing of candidacies for the post of the President, the CPN-UML, the second largest party in the parliament, still believes it can turn the presidential election in favour of Subas Nembang, its official candidate for the top post. Senior Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Paudel also filed his candidacy for the head of state on Saturday. Paudel’s candidacy was proposed and seconded by leaders…
by Safrah Fazal in The Morning.Feb 23, 2023Opposition Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa claimed yesterday (22) that the arrival of a high level delegation from the United States (US) Department of Defence in Sri Lanka recently was with the aim of placing Sri Lanka’s Intelligence information under the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), allegations which were later refuted by State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon when inquired by The Daily Morning. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Weerawansa stated…
by Md. Jahir Raihan in Prothom Alo, Feb 21, 2023Rangpur-1 constituency’s member of parliament and opposition chief whip in parliament Mashiur Rahman (Ranga) had a close relation with Rangpur Rampura’s transport worker Abu Bakkar Siddique for four decades. But no love is lost among them. Abu Bakkar said he discussed with Mashiur Rahman Ranga when he was state minister for rural development and cooperatives back in 2015 about employing his (Abu Bakkar’s) nephew as upazila…