Nepal Govt Recommends Constitutional Council Ordinance to President, Sparking Opposition Outrage

Kathmandu. The government led by Balendra (Balen) Shah decided in a cabinet meeting last Monday and recommended to President Ramchandra Paudel to issue the (First Amendment) Ordinance related to the Constitutional Council (Work, Duties, Powers and Procedures), 2082. The recommendation from the government reached the President's Office, Shital Niwas, on Tuesday and is under study, the President's Secretariat informed. The content of the ordinance has not been made public, but opposition parties and stakeholders are angered by the government bringing an ordinance after suddenly postponing the session of the Federal Parliament called by the cabinet itself. To form an opinion...