POKHARA: A no-confidence motion has been registered against Gandaki Chief Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung.
Nepali Congress (NC), CPN (Maoist Center) and the Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) registered the motion at the provincial Parliament Secretariat on Thursday.
Krishna Chandra Nepali, parliamentary party leader of Nepali Congress registered the motion signed by 28 lawmakers.
The Rastriya Janamorcha, meanwhile, did not sign on the motion.
Earlier, Chief Minister of Gandaki Pradesh Prithvi Subba Gurung ended the ongoing session of the Province Assembly after being tipped off that opposition parties including Nepali Congress (NC) were filing a no confidence motion against him.
“We have strongly condemned the government’s decision to end the session abruptly,” said Nepali, adding, “We are preparing to demand a special session of the Provincial Assembly.”
“The government is escaping fearing to face the no confidence motion. It cannot escape forever,” said Nepali.
In the 60-member province assembly of Gandaki Pradesh, CPN-UML has 27 lawmakers, NC has 15, Maoist Center (12), RJM (three) and JSP has two.
There will be 32 lawmakers if the NC, Maoist Center, RJM and JSP unite.
As many as 31 lawmakers are required to file a no confidence motion against Chief Minister Gurung.
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