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NBA continues protest demanding resignation of CJ Rana

KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Lawyers affiliated with the Nepal Bar Association (NBA) have continued their protest outside the...
By Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Lawyers affiliated with the Nepal Bar Association (NBA) have continued their protest outside the Supreme Court demanding the resignation of Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana on Sunday as well. 


Talking to media persons after staging the protest, NBA President Chandeshwor Shrestha said that there should be no distortion and inconsistency in the judiciary as an independent and clean judiciary is the backbone of human rights. He further added that distortions, inconsistencies and irregularities, corruption, and intermediaries have entered the judiciary and its independence has been severely affected due to their increasing influence.


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Furthermore, Shrestha drew the attention of all to take necessary steps to end irregularities, corruption, and middlemen within the judiciary to maintain independence, cleanliness, impartiality, accountability, and equal access to justice for all.


Similarly, President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, Purnaman Shakya said that the lawmakers are making preparations to go to the  Department of Money Laundering Investigation to investigate the assets of CJ Rana and his family members. He also claimed that the Bar will help in the property investigation of the chief justice. 


CJ Rana has been accused of seeking his share in the government through ‘give and take’ with the political parties for his personal ambitions. The lawyers affiliated to the NBA have been staging protests outside the Supreme Court since October 24 by wearing black ribbons around their arms.


 

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