Nepal PM Oli eyes two-third majority as he prepares to take vote of confidence today
Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is eyeing a two-third majority in the parliament as he prepares to take vote of confidence today.
Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is eyeing a two-third majority in the parliament as he prepares to take vote of confidence today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Mr K P Sharma Oli on his appointment as the Prime Minister of Nepal.
South Asia must now fervently hope that a scintilla of normalcy will return to Nepal. Hopefully once more, the putrid parties and politics of the Kathmandu court are over.
The justices, in their unanimous decision, said that it would be appropriate to start the process from where the mistake was made. While Mr Deuba has been sworn in, the challenges he faces are formidable.
The Supreme Court's order has reduced the cabinet to five members including himself, and the Ministers for Finance, Education, Physical Infrastructure and Transport and Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.
Now, with his back to the wall, he seeks to appeal to his Hindu countrymen, to deflect attention, once again, from his own predicament.
'The Prime Minister's remarks that India was conspiring to remove him was neither politically correct, nor diplomatically appropriate,' former prime minister 'Prachand' said.
Nepal has been under lockdown since March 24 after the second COVID-19 case was reported.
Reacting to the development, the Nepal Foreign Ministry expressed “regret” and maintained that all territories east of Kali River, including Lipu Lekh, where India had constructed the road, “belongs to Nepal”.
As per the government's decision, transportation of essential goods, including food items and medicines, will remain unaffected.
