शेर बहादुर देउवाले आफ्नो ईज्जत यसरी फाले।। चन्दसंग लिएको घुस देउवालाई निल्नु न ओकल्नु?

Nepal’s government will not appoint a new police chief anytime soon, sources close to the ruling alliance say as the Election Commission enforces its code of conduct for the May 14 civic polls.



Following the Supreme Court’s order to annul the appointment of Jaya Bahadur Chand to the post, the executive wing of government has concluded that the judiciary has gone outside of its jurisdiction to interfere in administrative work. “Deciding who gets to become the police chief is a right of the executive,” a member of the ruling coalition told Onlinekhabar. “The police chief will be selected in accordance with the regulations,” the source said adding that the executive has the right to frame regulations and to amend it when it thinks it’s necessary to do so. The source said the leaders in government are in no mood to concede to the Supreme Court. “If the government yield to the court now, it won’t be able to appoint a single secretary in the future.” According to another source, Prime Minister Prachanda has also concluded that the Supreme Court ruling amounts to interference. “Before the court passed its verdict, the Prime Minister was also in favour of Nawaraj Silwal. But he also wants to seek an alternative to Silwal to send a message to the court that it cannot dictate terms to the government,” the source said.Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has always been opposed to the idea of appointing Silwal to the post.