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The Nepal Bar Association has demanded action against General Secretary of the Parliament Bharat Raj Gautam. Issuing a joint statement on Wednesday, Bar Chairman Gopal Krishna Ghimire and General Secretary Anjita Khanal have drawn the attention of the concerned authority, arguing that the Parliament Secretariat made Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana’s suspension letter ineffective. The Nepal Bar Association has expressed its serious objection saying that the move has violated Nepal’s Constitution and laws and parliamentary values. The Bar Association has demanded action against those working against the Constitution and law.      

Former Chief Justice Anup Raj Sharma said that the Parliament Secretariat cannot make the impeachment motion tabled at the House of Representatives ineffective. Though the impeachment motion was tabled in the then House of Representatives, the Parliament Secretariat made the impeachment motion filed against Chief Justice Rana ineffective saying that the term of the Parliament has ended. “The Parliament Secretariat cannot send Rana to carry out regular work just by saying that the term of the House of Representatives has ended and the impeachment motion filed against him has become ineffective,” Sharma said. “The motion has not been tabled in the new Parliament session. How can the Parliament Secretariat say that it has become ineffective?” he questioned. In a letter issued by Parliament General Secretary Bharat Raj Gautam, it has been mentioned that the motion was tabled in the then House of Representatives, held discussions and the Impeachment Motion Recommendation Committee submitted the report but the process was not taken ahead after that. Sharma said that the motion can be taken to the new Parliament. “The Parliament can say that the motion has become ineffective, but not the Parliament Secretariat,” he said.  

The impeachment motion filed at the Parliament against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana has become ineffective. Parliament Secretariat Joint Secretary Rojnath Pandey confirmed that a letter, stating that the impeachment motion filed against him has become ineffective, has been handed over to Rana. “We have provided the letter to Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana. Now, the impeachment motion has become ineffective. Rana had filed an application at the Parliament Secretariat,” he said. After receiving the letter, Rana is preparing to return to the Supreme Court today itself. As many as 98 lawmakers of ruling Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist) had filed an impeachment motion at the Parliament on March 13, 2022. Rana was accused of promoting corruption, stalling much needed reforms in the judiciary and failing to lead the judiciary. He is retiring on December 13. Rana was appointed as the Chief Justice in 2018.

US Ambassador to Nepal Dean R Thompson held a meeting with CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter’s residence in Khumaltar on Wednesday. During the meeting, the duo discussed ties between the two countries, contemporary political issues and the assistance the US can provide for the economic development of Nepal among other issues, a source at the Dahal’s Secretariat said. The US Ambassador also showed concern about the government formation on the occasion. Dahal lauded the support provided by the US and its people for the development of Nepal.