Civic Appeal
Published On: November 27, 2020 05:38 PM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal
KATHMANDU, Nov 27: Expressing concern over the efforts being made by the rival faction within the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) to oust prime minister through the decisions of the party’s Secretariat and Standing Committee, a group of civil society leaders have reminded that no head of the government can be ousted without the decision of the ruling party’s parliamentary party.
In a Civic Appeal issued jointly by 13 civil society leaders, they have asked political parties and their leadership to seriously consider the fact that the political process envisaged by the constitution can only be followed through the constitutional provisions in place. “Under the constitutional and parliamentary practice, changing the government is the task of the Parliament and, within it, the Parliamentary Party. Thus, the service of a sitting prime minister is a parliamentary matter, and no Head of Government can be ousted without the decision of the ruling party’s Parliamentary Party,” read the appeal.
While urging CPN leadership to be mindful of the weakening democratic values emanating from the political instability to which they have contributed, the civil society leaders also appealed to the government as well as leaders of the ruling party who have served long and at the forefront of various movements and led political parties to rise above personal ambition and concentrate on the good of the country and people.
Full text of the appeal:
Civic Appeal
Call on Government, Political Parties and Leaders to Exhibit Responsibility
26 November 2020, Thursday (11Mangsir 2077)
The undersigned wish to register the following concerns relating to the ongoing disturbance in the political sphere:
Signatories:
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