INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, May 5
The President of the Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba nowadays blamed the KP Sharma Oli-led government for trying to drag
the office of the presidenr into controversy.
Addressing the Home of Representatives on the policies and programmes presented by President
Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Friday, Deuba said the government tried to project the president as the queen of Nepal.
&This is an ominous sign for
democracy,& he said.
President Bhandari while addressing the policies and programmes of the government had repeatedly used the phrase ‘my
government.& The phrase used by the president has been drawing flak from lawmakers from the ruling Nepal Communist portiony, main opposition
NC and other parties, stating that the phrase was used by the king during monarchy and it smacked of a totalitarian regime.
Although Prime
Minister KP Sharma Oli has tried to defend the use of the phrase by the president repeatedly citing examples of international practices,
lawmakers are much convinced.
Rastriya Janata portiony-Nepal presidium member Rajendra Mahato said that listening to the phrase ‘my
government& by President Bhandari during her presentation of the policies and programmes reintellected him of monarchy.
