“He will prefer to resign if has to retake an oath [in Nepali as ordered by the court],” Singh who met Jha on Monday said. “He will not take oath at any cost. He does not want to take oath for the same post for the second time."[break]
The justice-turned vice president consulted a group of his lawyers led by Singh on Monday afternoon to discuss the Sunday´s court order that has given the seven-day deadline for the fresh oath. According to the order, Jha will loose his vice presidency if he is not administered the oath within the court stipulated deadline.
“Once he gets an invitation from the President for the oath in writing, Jha will quit,” Singh further said on behalf of the vice presidnet.
Jha´s oath has been dragged into a deep political and constitutional controversy after the court in June this year nullified his previous oath taken in Hindi on June 23, 2008. The court has twice ruled that Jha must take oath in Nepali as provisioned in the Interim Constitution as his previouse oath-taking in Hindi was unconstituional.
The oath issue became complicated after Jha refused to abide by the court ruling, pushing the government and the political parties in the coalition in a difficult position.
The complication even forced the government last week to table a bill in the parliament to amend the Interim Constitution with a provision to allow the president and vice president to take oath in the language of their respective choice.
“He wants to be the supreme leader of Madhesh by resigning for a cause,” Singh said on future political course of Jha.
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