A serious error of the interim government, the release of Resham Chaudhary, who is serving a life sentence for power

Kathmandu. In the November 4 election, the slogan of the Civil Liberties Party was, Vote for Justice in Dhakiya. The people of Tikapur and surrounding areas also approved the slogan of Civil Liberation Party to bring justice to the guilty and accused in the Tikapur incident, including Resham Chaudhary, who is serving life imprisonment.

Candidates of Civil Liberation Party from Kailali region 1, 2 and 3 were elected to the House of Representatives. Resham’s wife Ranjita Shrestha Chowdhury is the president of Civil Liberties Party elected from Kailali 1. Resham’s father Lalveer Chaudhary has been elected from Bardia-2. Resham himself was a candidate in this field. Lalveer was asked to stand as an independent candidate as his candidature could be rejected. It happened like that. The election officer’s office dismissed Resham’s candidature as a person convicted in a criminal case. Civil emancipation promoted Babu Lalvir as the representative of silk. The people of Bardia-2 also approved him and sent him to the parliament.

In other words, MPs have been elected to speak for the justice of the accused and the guilty of the Resham and Tikapur incidents. But before they could enter the parliament, the government brought an ordinance to release the silk. On 7 August 2072, the Tikapur incident in which 8 security personnel and a minor died in Tikapur of Kailali can be debated whether it was political or criminal. But the way the government has taken to free Resham, who is serving life imprisonment in this case, seems questionable.

The current coalition has been in government for one and a half years with the promise of safeguarding the constitution saying that KP Oli’s government has unconstitutionally dissolved the parliament. During this period, the government never seemed to prioritize this issue.
People have elected 165 direct representatives and 275 proportional representatives for the next 5 years. And, their main responsibility is to make policies, rules and laws. If there are any inadequacies or loopholes in the existing law, it will be revealed.

It is wrong in itself for the acting government to enact an ordinance before Parliament has exercised the authority it has received from the sovereign people. Because ordinances are brought when there is no parliament and no law should be made. Now the new parliamentarians have been elected by the people and the session of the new parliament can begin in one and a half weeks.

The purpose of bringing this ordinance also seems wrong. This Ordinance was introduced due to the lack of majority to form the government.

The current coalition has been in government for one and a half years with the promise of safeguarding the constitution saying that KP Oli’s government has unconstitutionally dissolved the parliament. During this period, the government never seemed to prioritize this issue.

When the people did not even give the required majority to elect the government, the top leaders of the ruling party went to Dillibazar Jail to meet Resham, seeking the support of the 4 MP Civil Liberation Party. He pointed to the party, the party made a condition for the release of Resham, who was in the role of protector.

And the government that is about to leave has taken the path of ordinance to fulfill its power interests, which is wrong.

According to the decision of the Council of Ministers meeting held on Sunday, the ordinance will amend Section 116 of the Criminal Code. And, it will amend the negative list which has been specified as to which cases cannot be withdrawn.

According to a minister, if this ordinance is issued by the President, Resham Chaudhary, who is serving life imprisonment, will be released easily. After that, the controversy seems to take a new form. The responsibility of the government is to settle the dispute, not to play the role of a catalyst to raise it from a new vein.

Former Supreme Court judge Balaram KC says that this ordinance is wrong for two reasons.

First– The position of the current government is to run the job. It cannot make far-reaching decisions.

Second– If you think that the case of a person who is being punished in a governmental case is political, then the ordinance should not be brought. The government can decide the case through the court process.

Former judge KC said to Online Khabar that the government brought the ordinance for political interests and power, “The president should stop this ordinance.” It brings a lot of chaos.

Recalling that the parties in the government now accused the then KP Sharma Oli of trying to rule through ordinances, he said, “It has been confirmed that KP Oli and Sher Bahadur Deuba are no less capable of issuing ordinances.”

Deputy General Secretary of CPN-UML Pradeep Gyawali says that when the government is formed according to the new public opinion, it is an insult to the public opinion for the government to bring an ordinance.

“This is a political fraud, an insult to public opinion,” Gyawali told Online Khabar. I believe that the President will take care of such matters.