Condemning beleaguered Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s “undemocratic acts” and his “lust for power,” five former prime ministers on Saturday appealed to the country’s administration and security agencies to not be involved in such wrong activities that have long term effect on the nation. The former premiers — Sher Bahadur Deuba, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Jhalanath Khanal and Baburam Bhattarai- made the joint appeal in a statement.
Prime minister Oli, currently heading a minority government, has continuously been attacking the Constitution of Nepal and undermining the long and arduous struggle of the Nepali people to achieve the federal republic and its rule of law, the Kathmandu Post reported, citing the statement.
“We warn the caretaker government not to do anything or direct others to do anything that would have a long-term impact on the country and people and appeal to the administration and security agencies not to be involved in such wrong activities,” they said in the statement.
“He has displayed the ugly form of lust for power that has never existed in Nepal’s political history. We condemn such undemocratic acts by Oli,” they said.
The statement comes at a time when the Supreme Court started hearing on the case regarding the reinstatement of the House of Representatives, which was dissolved by President Bidya Devi Bhandari on May 22 at the recommendation of Prime Minister Oli, who lost a trust vote in the House last month.