Rastriya Prajatantra Party chief coordinator Khushbu Oli has questioned the government on why it chose to proceed via ordinances, bypassing parliament, despite having a clear majority. The government has recommended to President Ramchandra Paudel the issuance of two ordinances related to cooperatives and the Constitutional Council. Oli stated that advancing such important matters through ordinances, circumventing parliament, is not a proper practice.
April 28, Kathmandu – Rastriya Prajatantra Party chief coordinator Khushbu Oli has demanded an explanation from the government about why it is resorting to ordinances, bypassing parliament, even though it holds a clear majority. The government has recommended to President Ramchandra Paudel the promulgation of two ordinances concerning cooperatives and the Constitutional Council. Raising concerns over this move, Oli urged the government to provide answers. “A government close to a two-thirds majority had called a parliamentary session for April 30. However, the very next day, a decision was made to postpone it. Today, there is information that two ordinances related to the Constitutional Council and cooperatives have been advanced,” she said.
“Proceeding through ordinances when parliament is active is a serious attack on parliamentary practice. Why would a government with a clear majority choose to bypass parliament by taking the ordinance route?” she questioned. She emphasized that navigating important institutions like the Constitutional Council and significant sectors directly impacting public life, such as cooperatives, through ordinances bypassing parliament, is an inappropriate practice. “It is not proper to advance crucial bodies like the Constitutional Council and sectors directly connected with citizens’ lives, like cooperatives, through ordinances circumventing parliament,” she remarked. “As part of the opposition, I strongly oppose such tendencies to render the parliament inactive and demand the empowerment of parliament.”
