The debate on the interpretation of the constitution is going on after the UML blocked the renewal of membership questioning former president Bhandari's political activism.
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CPN (UML) Vice President Surendra Pandey has said that the constitution does not stop a person who has become president from joining a political party. Speaking at the inter-dialogue program on democratization of CPN (UML) held in Kathmandu on Monday, he said that no party can stop an arrangement that is not in the constitution by making a law or making a decision.
Former President Bidya Devi Bhandari was active in UML and took the initiative to renew her membership, CPN (UML) has decided that her membership cannot be renewed.
The UML believes that if a person holding a dignified position like the President returns to a political party, the system itself will be questioned. But some leaders within the UML have been demanding that the party should not stop what the constitution does not stop and membership should be renewed. Former President Bhandari has also been promoting herself as an active leader of UML. Speaking on the same subject, Vice President Pandey said that he will raise the matter in the Legislative Assembly.
He said, the constitution only says that elected positions, nominated positions and appointed positions automatically end after becoming president. In the next convention, there is a right to ask questions, discuss and, if there is agreement, to agree or hold a different opinion on this matter. Party documents come before the convention, are discussed and revised according to advice.'
Pandey said that the constitution of Nepal does not prohibit any person from working in a political party and there is no provision for the president not to be a member of a party. He said that when the constitution does not stop, no party can stop it by making a statute or making a decision. He also made it clear that no political party can violate democratic rights.
