Nepal: Political history

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This is a collection of articles archived for the excellence of their content.

Republican and secular

EC moderates pro-monarch, pro-Hindu state RPP

Nepal EC junks `Hindu state' clause from party's statute, Mar 19 2017: The Times of India

Nepal's poll watchdog has decided to remove “Hindu state and monarchy“ clauses from the statute of the pro-monarch and proHindu Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), saying that they contradicted constitutional provisions of a republican system and secularism.

The election commission's (EC) decision sparked a protest from the party with deputy prime minister and minister for federal affairs and local development Kamal Thapa urging the EC to correct its decision.

“The EC has robbed the party of its soul by deleting a section about Hindu state and monarchy off the party's statute,“ said Thapa, also the chairman of RPP.

The EC decided to remove the portion that advocates Hindu state and monarchy from the RPP statute, saying the sections contradicted constitutional provisions of republican order.

The party termed the decision as “unconstitutional“ and decided to challenge it in a court. “The EC's decision to remove some sections of its charter was unconstitutional as the Constitution had ensured ideological freedom,“ said the party . RPP has been campaigning for reinstatement of a Hindu state since Nepal became a secular nation through a parliament declaration in 2008, when monarchy was abolished following the success of a people's movement.

“The RPP does not accept the decision which would forbid the party's principal norm, and requests the EC to rethink the decision,“ RPP spokesperson Roshan Karki said. The party has also decided to launch a nationwide street movement demanding reinstatement of the Hindu state.

2017

May 2017: Resignation by "Prachanda"

Nepalese PM quits, makes way for Deuba, May 25, 2017: The Times of India

Nepal PM Prachanda resigned after a brief stint of nine months, honouring an understanding with the ruling coalition partner Nepali Congress to hand over the country's leadership to the largest party in Parliament.

His resignation has cleared way for his former rival and Nepali Congress chief Sher Bahadur Deuba, whose appointment is likely to be confirmed in a parliamentary vote within the next 10 days.Prachanda said he had followed a balanced foreign policy and succeeded in normalising relations with his neighbouring countries.