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Girija Prasad Koirala Sick or Uncooperative?
By KTM Metro Reporter in Kathmandu
On December 16, 2008, the meeting of the Constitutional Council (CC) was to be held at the official residence of the Prime Minister. It is for making appointments to the vacant positions at the Constitutional Bodies such as Public Service Commission and Commission on Investigation into Abuse of Authority. The CC can make decisions only in presence of al its members following the provision made in the constitution. Former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala did not show up at the meeting giving the health reason.
The question is whether the former Prime Minister Koirala was really sick or uncooperative to the current government. In the past he gave the health reasons for not attending any meeting he did not like to attend. Not attending the meeting he has been blocking the appointments to the vacant positions of the constitutional bodies hindering the smooth running of the state administration.
Prime Minister heads the CC, and its members are Chairman of the Constituent Assembly, Chief Justice, leader of the main opposition party, Minister for Law, and two members nominated by the Prime Minister.
Central Committee Member of the CPN-UML Bharat Mohan Adhikari said Girija Babu had a great desire for becoming the first president of Nepal but he was denied the position; so, he started playing an unsupportive role in the state affairs and also became too negative sometimes.
