Opposition parties have decided to protest from the streets and Parliament against the government decision to remove Nepal Electricity Authority Managing Director Kulman Ghising from his post.

A meeting of the opposition parties held on Wednesday morning made the decision to this effect.

Saying that the government sacked Ghising from the top post of the NEA, just months before the completion of his second term, by breaching the law, the meeting decided to protest against the decision.

After the meeting, Rastriya Swatantra Party leader Santosh Pariyar said that they would not allow the House to proceed with its business until the Prime Minister answered the reasons for Ghising’s removal.

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“The government removed Ghising from the post of Managing Director of power utility by imposing the power of a two-thirds majority. We will strongly oppose this in the Parliament. We will also take to the streets,” he said, adding, “The government has taken every decision against the rule of law. We request the government to correct itself.”

In the meeting, CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that he had a discussion about the issues of transitional justice with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba a few days ago but not about Kulman Ghising.