Report in Kathmandu Post, Nov13, 2023The plan of the ruling parties to oust the CPN-UML from the Koshi provincial government while keeping the government intact seems to work as long as the largest party in the province continues its backing to the Kedar Karki-led government even after quitting his Cabinet. Forming the government for Karki, a dissident leader of the Nepali Congress, would not have been possible without UML’s support. On October 14, he became…
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by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 26m 2023When a Supreme Court order in March 2021 led to a split of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), which was formed through a merger between two largest leftist parties, CPN-UML and the CPN (Maoist Centre), many Maoist leaders opted to remain with the UML. But after more than two years, most of them are frustrated with the way the UML leadership treated them. Most of…
by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 9, 2023Despite the home minister committing to a fair investigation into last month’s gold seizure, the main opposition party continued its disruption of the House of Representatives demanding a high-level panel to conduct the probe. After nearly two weeks of obstruction, the CPN-UML on Tuesday allowed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Narayan Kaji Shrestha to inform the House on the measures being taken to…
By Deo Narayan Sah in The Kathmandu Post, June 07, 2023Two CPN (Maoist Centre) ministers in Koshi Province resigned from their posts on Tuesday, following the party’s decision to withdraw its support to Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki. Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development Durga Prasad Chapagain and Minister for Tourism, Forest and Environment Jeevan Acharya tendered their resignations to the chief minister. Chapagain and Acharya were appointed as the provincial ministers on January 9. Earlier…
by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, May 28, 2023Countering his party lawmaker’s statement, Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Centre) chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal argued on Saturday that it was wrong to drag the leader of the main opposition in the controversy relating to the jalahari installation in Pashupatinath temple. Addressing a meeting of the House of Representatives, Dahal said as the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority was probing the alleged irregularities, it…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, April 29, 2023The government’s plan to distribute cash relief to disqualified former Maoist combatants has entered Parliament, but no ruling party appears ready to take ownership of the plan. Discussing the matter in the House, several parliamentarians have asked the government to halt the cash relief to disqualified former Maoist combatants who are set to receive Rs200,000 per head. Interestingly, ruling Nepali Congress lawmakers have joined the main opposition CPN-UML…
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,…
By Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, April 11, 2023In the last week of January, the prime minister’s chief advisor Haribol Gajurel told the Post that Pushpa Kamal Dahal wanted to become prime minister for a third time mainly with the aim of concluding the protracted peace process. Dahal, the chair of the third-largest party in parliament, the CPN (Maoist Centre), became prime minister on December 25 with the support of the CPN-UML, the…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, April 3, 2023The House of Representatives on Sunday endorsed its regulations through majority votes after the ruling parties agreed to withdraw some of the provisions aimed at curtailing the powers of the Speaker, a UML nominee. The ruling party lawmakers including those from the Nepali Congress and the CPN (Maoist Centre) had earlier registered proposals to amend the draft regulations to require the Speaker to seek consent of the parliamentary…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Mar 15, 2023With the change in the composition of the ruling coalition—the departure of the UML and entry of the Congress—Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is set to seek a vote of confidence before expanding his Cabinet. But Cabinet expansion this time is not going to be easy with 10 parties on board the ruling coalition. Of the ten parties only two are in government—Dahal’s Maoist Centre…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, Mar 12, 2023The coalition partners of the ruling alliance have decided to field three leaders as candidates for the post of Vice President. The parties at a meeting of the alliance held at the prime minister’s residence on Saturday decided to register the candidacies of the three candidates as they could not agree on a common candidate. One candidate from the Janamat Party, and two from the Janata Samajbadi Party…