Kathmandu, Nepal: Newly inducted Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development Kamal Thapa has issued a threat to step down from the government if the constitution amendment bill was tabled in the present status.
Thapa, who is also the chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), the fourth largest party in the parliament, said our party would withdraw support extended to the government if the Constitution amendment bill stalled at the Parliament was put to vote without any change.
Various parties and the lawmakers have registered their amendment proposal, which contradicts one to another. But he did not mention about the thing that his party wants to change in the constitution amendment bill.
His party RPP is the only party that has been advocating for reinstating the monarchy and the Hindu state.
Speaking with the media persons in Kathmandu on Monday, Thapa also claimed that the constitution amendment bill would not be endorsed from the parliament even if it was presented in the parliament.
RPP lawmakers would vote against the bill if it was taken ahead for voting as our stand about the constitution amendment bill has not changed even though I have inducted in the government, Thapa said.
I have joined in the government for the guarantee of elections and the Constitution implementation and now I have been actively engaged in dialogues with agitating Madhes based parties to take them in into confidence, Thapa claimed.
As local body elections are must for the implementation of the constitution I have joined the government with the conditions that the elections would be held on the scheduled date, he said.
