New Delhi (NVI) In a surprising move, Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today recommended the dissolution of Parliament at an emergency Cabinet meeting amid a power tussle within the country’s ruling party, local media reports said.
Oli has been under pressure from his detractors in the ruling Nepal Communist Party to withdraw a controversial ordinance.
The Nepal PM had summoned an out-of-schedule meeting of the Council of Ministers this morning after a series of meetings with party’s top leadership and ministers yesterday, reports The Himalayan Times.
“Today’s Cabinet meeting decided to recommend the President to dissolve the Parliament,” Barshaman Pun, Energy Minister in Oli’s cabinet was quoted as saying by the Kathmandu Post.
The recommendation will now be forwarded to President Bidya Devi Bhandari for approval, as per the Nepal news website.
The latest development in Nepal’s politics comes amid growing differences between Oli and former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
The Nepal PM will continue to head the interim government after the dissolution of the Parliament. However, the development can be seen as a precursor to the split in the party.
Oli’s party has been putting pressure on him to withdraw an ordinance that his government had issued on Tuesday to give himself the power to make crucial appointments.
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