Nepal Govt. Criticized for Bypassing Parliament with Ordinances

Kathmandu. The government led by Balen (Balen) Shah, a senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is moving towards running the country through ordinances, bypassing the parliament, the supreme representative body of the people.The government has brought ordinances even after postponing the parliamentary session, which was already called by the President at its own recommendation.The Council of Ministers meeting held on Monday decided to bring ordinances related to the Constitutional Council and cooperatives and recommended them to the President. Kiran Pokharel, press advisor to the President, informed that President Ram Chandra Paudel is studying the ordinances recommended by the...