By Ram Kumar Kamat in The Himalayan Times, Dec 13, 2022.KATHMANDU: The government has sent an ordinance to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari proposing to amend the negative list in Section 116 of Criminal Procedure Code, whereby the government can withdraw cases filed against people who were involved in political agitations in the past but subsequently entered into agreements with the government to renounce violent methods and join the political mainstream. The government’s move drew condemnation…
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by Purushottam Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 12, 2022 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who also heads the present ruling alliance of four political parties, has been busy cobbling together a broader coalition to form a new government with a clear majority in the soon-to-be-formed parliament. For that, he is negotiating with leaders from various other political parties as the current coalition is two seats short of a simple majority, which is essential to…
The coming year promises an action-filled news cycle, what with the PML-N’s Ayaz Sadiq having revealed that PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif is all set to return to Pakistan in January 2023. Nawaz, who has been in self-exile in London for three years now, will return to award party tickets to candidates for the upcoming elections. Over the last three years, many PML-N leaders have claimed – sporadically – that Nawaz will be returning soon but…
by Purushottam Poudel and Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 1, 2022The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP)’s swift rise as a political force is perhaps the biggest story of the November 20 polls. It has also made people curious: What is its governing ideology and political line? RSP President Rabi Lamichhane claimed in a recent interview with Onlinekhabar, a news website, that the party is right of centre. However, Shishir Khanal, a party leader elected…
Editorial in The News, Nov 29th, 2022It is obvious that PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s announcement that the PTI will be leaving all assemblies came as a surprise to all. But after a whole day having passed since the gauntlet was thrown, both the PTI and the sitting PDM government seem to have gone a bit quiet. Imran’s ‘political masterstroke’ per some analysts has also been seen with scepticism by other political observers who say this…