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Removing Hurdles To General Elections In November
By KTM Metro Reporter
May 31, 2012: in a meeting held by the prime minister to consult with the former attorney generals about the elections to be held in November, they have told the prime minister that there is no possibility of changing the government following the Interim Constitution of Nepal of 2007, the current government has to hold the general elections; the president has unnecessarily issued the statement the current government is a caretaker government, as the constitution itself recognizes such a government as a caretaker one until the elections are held; so, the president needs to cooperate with the prime minister on removing any legal hurdles to the elections following the Article 158 of the constitution; there is no other alternatives to it, ‘The Rising Nepal’ of today writes.
Article 158. Power to remove difficulties: If any difficulty arises in connection with the implementation of this Constitution, the President may on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers, 120 issue any orders to remove such difficulty; and such orders shall have to be ratified by the Legislature - Parliament ………….121 within one month.
In a statement, the UDMF leaders have welcomed the elections to be held on November 22, 2012 stating the only alternative available is to go to elections for following the aspirations of the Nepalis for federalism and respecting the ruling of the Supreme Court of Nepal on not extending the term of the CA but holding elections for it, and accused the NC and CPN-UML leaders of refusing the federalism but rather accepting the end of the CA to prevent it from promulgating a new constitution with federalism and provinces with identity, ‘The Rising Nepal’ of today writes.
The civil society’s influential leaders including the president of Nepal Bar Association yesterday urged President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav to form a national consensus government despite knowing no such provision is available following the Interim Constitution of Nepal of 2007. This time, President Yadav has smartly told the leaders that he would not cross the line of the interim constitution in its letter and spirit, according to the news in ‘The Rising Nepal’ of today.
