The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has called a meeting of opposition parties to forge strategy against the ordinances about splitting party and majority decision in the Constitutional Council.
"We have invited the parties that are represented in the federal parliament," NC Spokesperson Bishwo Prakash Sharma said. He added that ruling CPN, however, has not been invited to the meeting to be held at the party office, Sanepa Wednesday afternoon.
He revealed that top leaders of Socialist Party Nepal and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJP) have been invited to the meeting.
The main opposition party has invited other parties that have all been dissatisfied with the government's decision to bring the controversial ordinances when the country is fighting COVID-19 pandemic.
The Cabinet meeting at Baluwatar Monday passed an ordinance allowing splitting of a party with support of 40 percent in either the parliamentary party or the central committee. The act about political parties requires support of 40 percent in both the parliamentary party and the central committee to split any political party.
The other ordinance states that the Constitutional Council can take decisions on the basis of majority. The six-strong council currently only has five members in lack of election for deputy speaker. The amendment means that the Council can take decisions with support of three and even in absence of the main opposition leader.
