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The impeachment motion filed against suspended Chief Justice Choldendra Shumsher JB Rana has been tabled in Parliament on Sunday.

CPN (Maoist Centre) Chief Whip Dev Gurung tabled the motion in the Parliament this afternoon.

Saying that the last place to resolve the deadlock from the court was the Parliament, he was of the opinion that Chief Justice Rana did not abide by the jurisdiction of the Constitution.

“Chief Justice was appointed as per the Constitution. The court has been obstructed. The court could not deliver justice,” he said.

Maoist Centre Chief Justice Rana, Nepali Congress Whip Pushpa Bhusal and CPN (Unified Socialist) Chief Whip Jeeven Ram Shrestha had filed an impeachment motion against Chief Justice Rana on February 13.

Chief Justice Rana has been accused of failing to perform his judicial duties.

As many as 98 lawmakers from the ruling coalition registered a motion of impeachment against Chief Justice Rana at the Parliament Secretariat on February 13.

CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will be discussed within the party after the local level elections.

Speaking to journalists in Biratnagar on Sunday, Chairman Dahal said that he would tender his resignation if the MCC failed from the party.

“Party leaders have differing views on the MCC,” he said, adding, “We have decided to have the same opinion till the elections and hold discussions meticulously after the elections.”

“The MCC will be discussed after the local level elections. I will resign if the MCC fails in the discussions,” Dahal said.

He said that the $500 million grant compact was endorsed along with the interpretative declaration from the sovereign House of Representatives as a part of the agreement.

“Discussions have been going on about the MCC for a long time. It was ratified along with the interpretative declaration from the sovereign House of Representatives as a part of the agreement,” he said, adding, “We believe that the interpretative declaration will be implemented with due respect.”

Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Khadka, who is currently in Turkey in the course of the participation in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum and Minister of Economy from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Abdulla bin touq Al Marri held a meeting. 

During the meeting, they discussed issues relating to bilateral relations, mutual assistance and opportunities for trade and investment between the two countries. 

Foreign Minister Khadka urged the UAE Minister to help ease the export of Nepali products and utilize the investment opportunities in Nepal.

The Foreign Ministry shared the information that augmentation of financial assistance, people-to-people level contact, and tourism promotion also featured during the discussion. 

Minister Khadka thanked the UAE for protecting the rights of Nepali workers there. UAE is one of the major labour destinations for Nepali workers.

The Foreign Minister also presented Nepal’s views on two separate sessions- one on ‘democratic governance and security’ and another on ‘New Asia for sustainable regional development’ in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.

The Forum has been attended by foreign ministers, policymakers and experts from over 50 countries. RSS

The Nepali Congress (NC) is launching a month-long election campaign from Sunday to prepare for the upcoming local elections on May 13.

The campaign aims to create an environment conducive for the election by appealing to the voters to exercise their democratic rights by participating in the local level elections. The aim of the campaign is to increase the harmony, unity and energy within the party up to the ward and tole level to win the local elections, said NC spokesperson Prakash Sharan Mahat.

Similarly, the party office has stated that the party cadres and leaders will be oriented towards greater mobilization in the local elections by sharing various responsibilities provided in the party's statute. The objective of the campaign is to publicize the political and economic achievements of the past under the leadership of the Congress, the fact that they were forced to join the government for the defense of the constitution in spite of their responsibility to be in the opposition.

During the campaign, the success of the current government, led by party President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, in getting the US-backed Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) passed by consensus in parliament will be highlighted. For this, the NC has deployed central representatives of the party in all the districts two days before the start of the campaign. The party's seven provincial working committees will play a leading role in their respective provinces to make this election campaigning effective.

Mahat also said that the provincial committees have been assigned to formulate necessary action plan for the success of the campaign, allocate necessary responsibilities for the implementation of the entire program, play a motivating role and coordinate the necessary programs to make the campaign program systematic, formulate additional programs as required in the campaign without affecting the main program. The campaign will be inaugurated in all the districts on the same day, at the same time at 1:00 pm today. RSS