Congress Leader Angdembe Criticizes Government's Ordinance Move as Undemocratic

Kathmandu. Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party leader Bhishma Raj Angdembe has stated that the government's attempt to bring laws through ordinances by postponing the parliamentary session is an undemocratic move. 

Issuing a statement on Tuesday, he mentioned that democracy is not just a process but also a tendency, and bringing ordinances while the parliament is in session is against democratic principles.

Angdembe called the government's move to send two ordinances to Ram Chandra Poudel for issuance serious and regrettable, stating that bringing ordinances without immediate necessity is inappropriate. "There is a constitutional provision to bring ordinances only when the parliament is not in session, but there is no such emergency situation now," he said.

He interpreted the hasty attempt to bring ordinances without consulting the main opposition and other political parties as "coercive politics" and an insult to the sovereign parliament. Furthermore, he accused the government of showing distrust by not adopting the parliamentary route despite having a majority in its own party.

Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party leader Angdembe stated that important issues such as the Constitutional Council-related bill and the amendment to the Cooperative Act should be resolved through parliamentary debate and consensus. He mentioned that issuing ordinances by postponing the parliamentary session, which has already been called, is entirely inappropriate.

He clarified that the opposition is firm in preserving democracy, public opinion, the sovereign parliament, and the spirit of the constitution, and that Congress is always ready to provide constructive cooperation to the government.