Prime Minister Sushila Karki's commitment: 'If I am found guilty of corruption, I am ready to take my late father and put him in a cage. We have moved forward with that determination.'
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Prime Minister Sushila Karki has expressed dissatisfaction over the questions raised when the former Chief Justice and former judges were the Prime Minister and ministers.
Karki has asked why questions have been raised about former Chief Justices and former judges becoming ministers and MPs in Nepal, citing the example of former Chief Justices and former judges becoming ministers and MPs in India. Prime Minister Karki asked the question after meeting political party leaders and Gen-G representatives at the Prime Minister's residence in Baluwatar along with members of her cabinet. Karki is a former Chief Justice, while former Supreme Court Justice Anil Kumar Sinha is a minister. Questions have also been raised in the Supreme Court, citing the constitutional provision that prevents former Chief Justices and former judges from becoming Prime Ministers and Ministers. The debate in the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court has begun on Wednesday on the writ petitions against the formation of the Karki-led government and the dissolution of the House of Representatives. In the Baluwatar meeting, the UML had raised the issue of the government going against the constitutional provision. UML's Mahesh Bartaula raised the issue of the unconstitutional government dissolving the parliament. Bartaula said that the current political crisis should be resolved by restoring the House of Representatives, which was dissolved by the unconstitutional government. In response, Prime Minister Karki gave the example of India. Nepal's constitution bars former Chief Justices and former judges from holding positions including Prime Minister and Minister.
After constitutional questions were raised about her government, Prime Minister Karki said, 'The issue of judges was also raised here. The issue of the decisions taken on the dissolution of Parliament was also raised. Does the constitution prevent judges from becoming MPs, ministers, Prime Ministers, and Presidents? Is it written in the constitution that a person who has become a judge cannot contest elections? In India, judges have become MPs and ministers. Why is this a question here in an unusual situation? It is surprising.'
According to information provided by Prime Minister Karki's secretariat, she also raised the issue of former Justice Sinha. 'I brought Anilji (Anil Kumar Sinha) (as a minister) after requesting him. Having an honest and knowledgeable person like him has made many things easier,' she had said. Karki had expressed her commitment that the government is doing good work and will continue to do such work in the future. 'Look, what are we doing? We are opening the files that were frozen yesterday. Some have already been arrested. Some are being arrested. If they are found to have committed corruption, I am ready to take my late father and lock him in a cage. We have moved forward with that determination,' Karki said. Karki also said that the government is focused on elections. 'We are focused on elections. We discuss and do homework like this every day. We take progress reports of the work. We are working to resolve problems. "We are creating an environment of trust by breaking down mistrust, we are raising confidence," Karki told the leaders of political parties, "The morale of the police will also increase. Escaped prisoners will also be caught. I see those who have been trying to lower morale for 35 years are now talking about morale. How can we raise morale that has been lowered by corruption, exploitation and discrimination in a single month? But, we are starting to raise morale, it will rise. Because, we are on the path to recovery."
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