Cabinet expansion only after court’s decision on writ petition by UML Chairman Oli

KATHMANDU: The ruling alliance is preparing to expand the Cabinet only after the Supreme Court (SC)’s decision on the writ petition filed by former Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli. 

The apex court is hearing the petition filed against Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota and Election Commission (EC). 

Oli has demanded the court issue an order to implement the decision of the party to expel 14 lawmakers including Madhav Kumar Nepal, who later formed a new party named CPN (Unified Socialist). While Sapkota was accused of not dismissing its 14 expelled lawmakers,  EC was charged with verifying its lawmakers for the purpose of registering a new party --- CPN (Unified Socialist). 

In the petition, Oli demanded the apex court relieve the 14 lawmakers and scrap the decision of the election body to register CPN (US). 

One of the ministers of the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led Cabinet said that the Council of Ministers will have a full shape once the apex court takes the decision on the case.