KATHMANDU: Opposition parties have begun to consolidate after the government led by Prime Minister Balen Shah moved forward with ordinances, bypassing Parliament.
The move has triggered political ripples after Shah recommended two ordinances, related to the Constitutional Council and cooperatives, to President Ram Chandra Poudel on Tuesday.
Shah, who is in a minority in the Constitutional Council, has proposed provisions allowing decisions to be made with the presence of just three members, a move reminiscent of the approach adopted by former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
Following the development, a meeting of opposition parties called by the main opposition Nepali Congress is currently underway at Singha Durbar, being held at the party’s parliamentary office.
Leaders attending the meeting include parliamentary party leader Ram Bahadur Thapa from CPN-UML, chief whip Yubaraj Dulal from the Nepali Communist Party, and lawmaker Saraswati Lama from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party.
However, the Shram Sanskriti Party did not participate in the meeting. The party had secured the Deputy Speaker position with the support of the Rastriya Swatantra Party.
Despite its absence, party chair Harka Sampang has been openly critical of the government and Prime Minister Shah on social media. He has expressed particular anger over the eviction of squatters, though he did not send any party representative to the opposition meeting.
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