Congress against party split ordinance: Min Bishwokarma

Kathmandu, October 21 — Amid discussions about the government preparing to introduce an ordinance to facilitate party division, the ruling party, Nepali Congress, has shown opposition to it. The party's publicity department head, Min Bishwakarma, stated that the Nepali Congress is against the ordinance concerning party division.

"Why the rush? Why is this ordinance needed now?" he said on Monday, expressing the official stance of the Congress party to Ratopati. Earlier, on Sunday night, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli sought support from leaders, including Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, to bring forward the ordinance during a discussion at Baluwatar.

However, Deuba advised against rushing, according to sources close to him. Due to the Congress party's dissent, the cabinet meeting scheduled for Monday at 5 PM, which was set to discuss the ordinance related to party division, has also been postponed.

The meeting was expected to address the ordinance for party division. Without a parliamentary session, Prime Minister Oli was engaged in efforts to divide smaller parties, including the CPN Unified Socialist and JSP led by Ashok Rai, by introducing the ordinance.