KATHMANDU: An emergency meeting of Council of Ministers held on Sunday morning has recommended before President Bidya Devi Bhandari to dissolve the Parliament.
The decision of the Cabinet comes after the dispute in the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) reached its climax.
The meeting has decided to send a proposal before President to dissolve the House of Representatives, said a minister close to NCP Executive Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda.
However, the President’s Office has not received any information about this, said a source.
Earlier, the Cabinet had issued an ordinance on the Constitutional Council on Tuesday without informing the ministers. The episode had stirred fresh disputes in the ruling party.
PM Oli had met President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Saturday evening.
Prime Minister Oli’s sudden move comes at a time when the majority of his party – the NCP — is preparing to oust him both from the premiership and the Chairman of the party.
PM Oli’s move comes at a time when the intra-party rift in the NCP has taken a new high with the Executive Chairman of the party Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” and his camp demanding the resignation of PM Oli.
The disgruntled camp led by Prachanda and former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has been pressurizing the Prime Minister to step down since the last one year.
The intra-party dispute reached a new high after PM Oli last week abruptly issued an Ordinance with the provision allowing the Constitutional Council (CC) to make a decision with the support of the majority.
The CC Act, earlier, required the presence of four members – Prime Minister, leader of the main opposition party, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Chairman of the National Assemly (Upper House) to take a decision through consensus.
PM Oli, last Tuesday, unilaterally brought the ordinance, which was authenticated by President Bidya Devi Bhandari hastily.
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