Current political coalition will continue until next elections: PM Oli

Kathmandu: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the government is never intended at taking political revenge against any individual remanded to police custody for alleged involvement in significant cooperative fraud.

Addressing today’s session of the House of Represetnatives (HoR), the Prime Minister said that this is not the first time a high-profile political figure has been remanded to custody. Such cases had occurred in the past as well.

“A false narrative is being pushed that the government is attempting to take political revenge against an individual under investigation for alleged involvement in cooperative fraud,” he said.

He further added that it is inappropriate to continuously obstruct the House over the confinement of a person who is under police investigation, especially when the case is sub judice in court.

The Prime Minister was referring to the parliamentary protest by lawmakers from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), who have objected to the remanding of their party Chair, Rabi Lamichhane, over allegations of cooperative fraud.

PM Oli stressed the need to strengthen all pillars of democracy including the parliament, government, and judiciary, by keeping them away from the influence of “mass manipulation.” He reiterated that judicial decisions are independent and are not influenced by the government.

He also stated that the government remains focused on promoting political and policy stability, as well as reviving the economy.

Furthermore, the Prime Minister stressed that the parliament should not be used as a platform for creating social media content based on fabricated and misleading narratives.

He asserted that the current political coalition will remain intact until the next general elections, scheduled for 2084 BS.