Govt revokes controversial Constitutional Council Ordinance
The government has revoked the controversial Constitutional Council Ordinance that the previous government led by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had issued to hold meetings of the council with just three members.
KATHMANDU; The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called upon the Constitutional Council and state agencies to refrain from appointing individuals embroiled in social and moral controversies. In a statement issued Wednesday, NHRC spokesperson Tikaram Pokharel emphasized that appointing socially and legally contentious individuals undermines the rule of law, fosters impunity, and erodes public trust […]
PARIS, April 14: Around 380,000 people participated in the 12th nationwide general mobilization organized by the unions against the government's pension reform plan, the French Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
However, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), France'
A meeting of the Constitutional Council has proposed former secretary Madhav Regmi as the new chief of the Public Service Commission, the constitutional body responsible for the recruitment of the government staff.
The good news is that the Oli government has withdrawn the two controversial ordinances it had introduced four days ago on Monday. The two ‘surprise’ ordinances - one to amend the Political Party Act so as to ease splits in political parties and the other to amend the Constitutional Council Act in order to allow the Constitution Council to conduct meetings even in the absence of the main opposition leader – have been withdrawn. Following a Cabinet decision on Friday, President Bidya Bhandari announced the repeal of the ordinances as swiftly as she had certified them within a couple of hours of receiving them from the government.
KATHMANDU, April 24: After criticism from all quarters, the government on Thursday decided to withdraw two controversial ordinances relating to the Constitutional Council and the Political Party Act. The ordinances were swiftly endorsed by president Bidya Devi Bhandari on Monday.
