NC collecting lawmakers’ signatures to file no confidence motion against Oli

Published On: July 13, 2016 02:31 PM NPT

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KATHMANDU, July 13: The Nepal Congress is preparing to register a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in the Parliament on Wednesday.

Signatures of those lawmakers who have not signed the motion yet are being collected, NC lawmaker Pradip Parajuli twitted.

हस्ताक्षर हुन बाकी सभासदहरुको हस्ताक्षर सकलन सुरु भो अबिश्वासको प्रस्ताबमा ।
— Pradip Parajuli (@NCPradip) July 13, 2016

According to sources the no confidence motion against PM Oli will be registered in Parliament today itself.

The NC has already decided to support the new government led by CPN (Maoists Center) in line with the seven-point pact reached between the two parties.

The NC and the Maoist Center togetehr have 288 seats in Parliament. They need the support of 10 more lawmakers to form a simple majority government.