Rastriya Prajatantra Party Leader Kamal Thapa Urges PM Balen Shah to End Political Appointments in Constitutional Bodies

Kathmandu. Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) leader Kamal Thapa has urged Prime Minister Balen Shah to immediately end the series of political appointments in constitutional bodies including the judiciary based on party quotas.

He made such a comment while releasing a video message on social media as a new Chief Justice is about to be appointed.

He objected to the attempt to create a setting in the judiciary for nearly a decade based on party quotas in the name of past distorted traditions and so-called seniority. Leader Thapa clarified that he has no personal animosity, grudge, or prejudice towards any individual and that some aspirants are even qualified.

However, he reminded that the Janji movement in the past August, the new mandate on February 21, and the event of Balen Shah being appointed Prime Minister with its strength were not for continuing the old malpractices and distorted traditions. He claimed that instability, corruption, and the mockery of the rule of law in Nepal have occurred due to party quotas and political settings.

He demanded that the practice of rewarding political party collaborators, cadres, or well-wishers with the highest position in the judiciary in the name of so-called seniority and tradition must now stop. Thapa expressed his belief that Prime Minister Shah will have the courage to create a new history by ending this distortion to lay the foundation of good governance in the country and achieve the goal of economic prosperity.

He also wished Prime Minister Shah well, hoping that the new government will take such a courageous step.