Angdembe recalled that the constitution provides for the introduction of ordinances only when necessary when parliament is not in session, and claimed that there is no such emergency situation at present.
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Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader Bhishma Raj Angdembe has strongly objected to the attempt to bring laws through ordinances by suspending the parliament session. He commented that this step taken by the government formed through a democratic process is undemocratic in itself.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Angdembe said that democracy is not just a process but also a tendency, and that it is against parliamentary practice to bring ordinances by suspending the session when the parliament has already been convened. He called the issue that the government has sent to the President's Office to issue two ordinances 'sad and serious'.
He recalled that the constitution provides for bringing ordinances only when the parliament is not in session, if necessary, and claimed that there is no such emergency at present. 'Relying on ordinances when necessary bills can be passed through a quick session is politics of force,' the statement said.
Angdembe said that trying to bring ordinances without even normal consultation with other parties, including the main opposition, is an insult to the sovereign parliament. He has questioned the Prime Minister and demanded an answer as to why there was no confidence in his own party's majority and why the dignity of the Parliament was devalued.
In addition, he has emphasized that the bill related to the Constitutional Council has been in parliamentary debate for a long time and that it should be finalized through dialogue and consensus in the Parliament itself. He has said that even sensitive issues like the amendment of the Cooperative Act should be concluded through the parliamentary process and not through an ordinance.
The Congress has stated that it is ready to provide constructive support to the government and has warned of strong resistance if the essence of democracy, people's will, a sovereign Parliament and the Constitution is violated.
