NC Prez Deuba to boycott Constitutional Council meeting

KATHMANDU, May 8:Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said he will not be attending a meeting of the Constitutional Council as the leader of the main opposition party. Issuing a press statement today, the main opposition leader and former Prime Minister has accused that the government promulgated the ordinance relating to the Constitutional Council  by going against the spirit of the constitution and the move was capable of destroying the constitutional structures. As leader Deuba claimed, the government’s move was not in compliance with the parliamentary norms and it was an attack on the democratic practices and culture as well.  He has commented that the ordinances were introduced time and again in a way to dislodge the constitutional structures by suppressing its fundamental and inalienable rights to make and amend the laws.

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Ruling alliance mulling to appoint a new speaker and deputy speaker

KATHMANDU, July 28: Among the power-sharing parties, the Nepali Congress (NC) has no representatives in the Constitutional Council.

Ruling alliance mulling to appoint a new speaker and deputy speaker

KATHMANDU, July 28: Among the power-sharing parties, the Nepali Congress (NC) has no representatives in the Constitutional Council.

PM Dahal, Deuba and Oli hold meeting in Baluwatar

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN-UML Chairman KP Oli held talks on the current political developments. In addition to the issue of fake Bhutanese refugees, the meeting at the official residence of the Prime Minister in Baluwatar centered around discussions concerning the Constitutional Council […]

Top leaders agree to convene Constitutional Council meeting for CJ appointment

KATHMANDU: The top leaders of three parties- Prime Minister and CPN-Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN-UML Chairman KP Oli- have agreed to convene the Constitutional Council meeting for the appointment of Chief Justice. According to Prime Minister Dahal’s Secretariat, the top leaders agreed to call […]

Koirala demands withdrawal of Constitutional Council Bill

KATHMANDU, July 11: Dr Shekhar Koirala of the ruling Nepal Congress (NC) said that the Bill related to the Constitutional Council should be withdrawn.

NC to boycott the Constitutional Council meet - Khabarhub

KATHMANDU: Main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has announced that it is going to boycott the meeting of the Constitutional Council called by Prime

PM Oli calls ‘emergency’ Cabinet meeting today

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called an ‘emergency’ Cabinet meeting for 5 PM on Saturday.  “Agenda of the meeting, however, has not been informed,” a minister told Ratopati.  Today’s meeting is taken with much interest as PM Oli is taking a vote of confidence on May 10.  Prime Minister Oli has also called a meeting of the Constitutional Council for Sunday. Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota and President of main opposition  Nepali Congress (NC), Sher Bahadur Deuba, however, are said to skip tomorrow’s meeting.

Nepali Congress blasts govt, terms latest move a 'bad omen' for the country

KATHMANDU, April 21: The main opposition, Nepali Congress (NC), has denounced the government's move to introduce two separate ordinances to bring amendments in the Political Parties Act, 2017 and the Constitutional Council (Works, Duties and Procedure) Act, 2010. The party has concluded that the move indicates 'bad omen' for the country's democratic constitution.