by Ruwani Fonseka in The Morning, July 19, 2023President Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated that the 13th Amendment will be implemented with full powers, except Police Powers, subject to agreement among political parties in parliament.Outlining his plans for the devolution of power, President Wickremesinghe said that the 13th Amendment with full powers, except Police Powers, as outlined under List 1, will be implemented including specified functions in List 3 in the provincial councils list.Meanwhile, a draft…
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report in Prothom Alo, Jul 18,2023Questions have arisen over the election commission giving registration to two unknown political parties, especially before the forthcoming parliamentary election. Questions have also arisen as to whether the constitutionally independent body is operating at the behest of the government. A total of 93 parties submitted applications seeking registration from the EC. The EC decided to give registration to Bangladesh Nationalist Movement (BNM) and Bangladesh Supreme Party (BSP). The election commission…
report in The Daily Star, July 16, 2023Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday urged the government to sit in a dialogue with all political parties immediately to make the upcoming parliamentary elections free, fair and participatory. Though it’s the constitutional right to cast vote, the country’s people have had to fight to establish their basic rights, he said. “People want to form a government through a democratic process by exercising their constitutional rights in a…
by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, July 10, 2023An ongoing blame game between the ruling and opposition parties over Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s controversial statement has led to yet another postponement of a lower house meeting on Sunday. Hours before the meeting, leaders of the Nepali Congress, the CPN-UML and the Maoist Centre had agreed that the opposition would allow Prime Minister Dahal to provide his clarification in Parliament on the statement, thereby…
report in The Himalayan Times, July 7, 2023KATHMANDU, JULY 6The ruling parties threw their weight behind Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal who had become the target of opposition parties, especially the CPN- UML, over the PM’s alleged remarks that Indian national Pritam Singh had gone to New Delhi several times seeking to make him the prime minister at least once. Top leaders of the ruling alliance held a meeting and decided that the PM would…
by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, July 04, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has been preparing to welcome Janamat Party in his government through a reshuffle of the current Council of Ministers. On Sunday, the prime minister met with Janamat chair CK Raut and urged him to join the government, sources said. Dahal is ready to allocate one ministry to the Janamat Party, said Janamat Party General Secretary Chandan Singh. “But we have some…
By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, June 12, 2023Nepali politicians are in the habit of lying to cover their tracks or to spoil the reputation of their counterparts from other parties. They get away with it most of the time but sometimes these lies are so egregious they badly backfire. Take the latest jibes of CPN-UML chair and former prime minister KP Sharma Oli aimed at Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. On Saturday, Oli…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, June 10, 2023Ruling coalition leaders have publicly criticised the budget for the fiscal year 2023-2024 unveiled on May 29 as the fiscal estimates are being discussed in Parliament. Speaking at the general convention of the Press Organisation on Friday, CPN (Unified Socialist) Vice-chair Rajendra Pandey said the annual budget has done extreme injustice to the people and they would not tolerate it, even if that meant quitting the government. Pandey…
by Anowar Hossain in Prothom Alo, May 19, 2023Awami League wants to ensure victory of its candidates in upcoming elections to five city corporations and simultaneously keep control of the streets in the face of agitation of the opposition parties. AL would continue its counter movement if BNP creates any anti-government agitation. However, the ruling party would focus more on city corporation elections if BNP does not take to the streets in this time. The…