KATHMANDU: Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Chairman of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is set to file a petition in the Supreme Court (SC) against Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Oli’s move to dissolve the Parliament.
Meanwhile, PM Oli has convened a meeting with his supporters at his official residence, Baluwatar in Kathmandu.
This developments come after President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved Parliament on Sunday at PM Oli’s recommendation and announced the dates for the general elections to be held in two phases on April 30 and May 10 in 2021.
On Sunday, seven Cabinet Ministers had submitted their resignations after the proposal of Oli for the Parliament dissolution was ratified by the President.
Meanwhile, both the factions of the ruling party have taken to the streets against the dissolution of the Parliament, deeming it unconstitutional.
The Nepal PM has been facing pressure from the rival factions of the NCP led by former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Nepal.
(ANI)
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