Congress Expresses Disagreement with Chief Justice Appointment Recommendation

Kathmandu. The main opposition party Congress has expressed institutional disagreement with the recommendation for the appointment of the Chief Justice. Party spokesperson Devraj Chalise issued a statement expressing disagreement with the recommendation for the appointment of the Chief Justice.

In the statement, Congress has expressed serious disagreement with the recently issued ordinance related to the Constitutional Council and the decision-making process inherent in it.

Stating that the supremacy of the constitution must be accepted in a democracy, the statement clarified that the constitution has not made the Prime Minister a decisive king but has only given him the role of a responsible coordinator.

The statement also stated that the decision regarding the Chief Justice made by the limited vote of the Constitutional Council today is an open attack on the basic spirit of the constitution, judicial independence, and democratic values.

The statement reads: 'The decision regarding the Chief Justice made by the limited vote of the Constitutional Council today is an open attack on the basic spirit of the constitution, judicial independence, and democratic values. The Nepali Congress strongly expresses its firm disagreement with such an undemocratic and arbitrary step.'