Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday accused the Supreme Court of ruling in favor of opposition parties and said the verdict will have “long-term effects” on the multi-party parliamentary system in the country. . Addressing the nation, 69-year-old Oli also underlined that despite being the “choice of the people”, he was resigning from the post as the apex court appointed Nepalese Congress chief and Leader of the Opposition Sher Bahadur Deuba as Prime Minister. ordered to be appointed. His place.
“Playing the game is the duty of the players. The referee is there to maintain fair play, not to help any one team win,” Oli said, speaking in Nepali language. He accused the top court of “deliberately” passing the verdict in favor of the opposition parties.
A five-member Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Cholendra Shamsher Rana on Monday restored the dissolved House of Representatives for the second time in five months and also ordered the appointment of Deuba as Prime Minister by 5 pm on Tuesday. . President Vidya Devi Bhandari on May 22 dissolved the 275-member lower house for the second time in five months on the recommendation of Prime Minister Oli and announced mid-term elections on November 12 and 19.
“The terms and language used in the judgment have worried all those who believe in the multi-party system. The order violated the system of checks and balances (of power between the organs of the state). It’s just a temporary pleasure. It will have a long-term effect,” Oli was quoted as saying by My Repubblica newspaper. Stating that his party would implement the apex court’s decision, Oli insisted that it was certain to destroy the party system and multi-party democracy. Referring to the previous judgment of the apex court, which overturned the then Prime Minister Manmohan Adhikari’s decision to dissolve the House of Representatives, Oli said the country was plunged into instability and uncertainty due to the court’s decision at that time. was.
He said the court’s “misinterpretation” of Article 76(5) is sure to lead the country towards a party-less system. “This is sure to ignite misconduct and vitiate discipline. The court has exceeded its jurisdiction and decided on political matters, he added.
He also blamed the court for “excessive judicial activism”, saying it could damage the credibility of the court. He said, “I have been thrown out not because of the mandate of the people but because of the order of the court. He also claimed that conspiracies were hatched to oust him from the government.
Oli, who was leading a minority government after losing a vote of confidence in the House, has repeatedly defended his move to dissolve the House of Representatives, saying that some of his party leaders were trying to form a “parallel government”. Were.
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