Kathmandu, 25 Aug : Nepal’s Supreme Court has barred the Koshi Province Government from taking any important decision. The court snubbed the Assembly Speaker for casting a vote in favour of the ruling alliance during a confidence motion. The court on Thursday said the vote of confidence secured by Chief Minister Uddhav Thapa of Koshi province was unconstitutional. Opposition Nepal Communist Party (ML) leader Hikmat Karki had moved a petition in the Supreme Court. The decision came within 48 hours of the Thapa government sough confidence vote.
The petitioner had alleged that the Speaker nominated another member of the Assembly to act in his place and voted in favour of the ruling alliance. The five-party ruling alliance had 47 votes, one short of the majority.
The effort was to garner a majority by the Speaker tendering resignation and casting a vote for the ruling alliance. The Deputy Speaker was admitted to a hospital and seven members of the opposition remained absent to avoid the Opposition member taking the Speaker’s position.
The political manipulations failed and the Supreme Court termed the Speaker’s action unconstitutional. The final decision about the Koshi Province government will be taken after about a week.
