Like the President to save the Constitution, I withdrew my resignation to save federalism: Chief Minister Singh
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On the 23rd of August, when the Gen-G movement reached its peak and the demonstration on the 24th was causing havoc, the then spokesman of the Janmat Party, Sharadsingh Yadav, announced the decision of the Chief Minister to resign from the Madhesh government and to withdraw the support given to the Oli government.
'Party President Dr. I am resigning from the post on the advice of Sike Raut,'' said Chief Minister Singh when contacted by Kantipur after the decision of spokesperson Yadav, 'People have elected us and brought us to this place, there is no one greater than the people . The kind of damage that has been done to the Zen-G movement is saddening. The people are angry.' Soon after the
, Chief Minister Singh posted on his Facebook wall that he resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Madhesh Province, being responsible for the rights and future of the people, with the unwavering belief that there is nothing greater than the lives of citizens.
However, Chief Minister Singh was not able to submit his written resignation as the state chief Sumitra Subedi Bhandari was in Kathmandu at that time. Chief Minister Singh also stayed out of Janakpur for a few days when the demonstration was chaotic everywhere. Chief Minister Singh returned to Janakpur on Monday 27th August to resign before the state chief.
"When we reached the residence of the provincial chief, there was no one there except the Nepali army deployed for security," Awadhesh Kumar Jha, the press adviser of Chief Minister Singh, said, "I informed the chief minister that the provincial chief had arrived in Janakpur. During inquiry, it was reported that the state chief will return to Janakpur in two to four days.'
When the state chief Bhandari stopped in Kathmandu and the doubt that Chief Minister Singh will resign, his own party, the Janmat Party, added to the confusion. Mahesh Prasad Yadav, the leader of the parliamentary party of the Janmat Party, published the letter written by the provincial chief Bhandari on August 28 through Facebook. In the letter, it was mentioned that "there is a request with the withdrawal of support given by the Janmat Party to the government, as well as information that the Chief Minister/Minister has been recalled".
This letter was enough to make Chief Minister Singh angry. I am ready to resign from the post of Chief Minister. When I am not the head of the state, to whom should I submit the resignation letter?' Chief Minister Singh expressed his anger and said, 'Why are the internal decisions of the party connected to me put on social media at a moment's notice?' After the discussion of the top leaders of the opposition parties Jaspa, Maoist (Centre), CPN (S) and others, the Chief Minister reached the mood of not resigning .
The Janmaat Party once gave 24 hours and another time 3 days and asked Chief Minister Singh for an explanation as to why he did not resign. Chief Minister Singh is silent on the party's instructions and explanations.
When Chief Minister Singh did not resign, Janmaat Party withdrew its support from the government led by its own party. Chief Minister Singh has also reached a decision not to resign, but to face a vote of confidence in the state assembly.
At the Constitution Day ceremony held in Janakpur on Friday, Chief Minister Singh has said that he will not resign from the post of Chief Minister to protect federalism, just as President Ramchandra Paudel did not resign from his post to protect the constitution.
"Yes, when the situation took a different turn, I announced my resignation on 24 August," said Chief Minister Singh, "but, after analyzing that the coalition party and the opposition party including the Chief Minister change may cause problems for federalism, I withdrew."
