CPN-UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel States Government Attempts to Control Judiciary
Summary
CPN-UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel accused the government of attempting to control the judiciary by disregarding senior judges in appointing the Chief Justice, signaling an undermining of judicial independence.
Key Points
- CPN-UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel claims the government seeks to control the judiciary rather than keep it independent.
- The decision to recommend a Chief Justice ignoring three senior judges is seen as a clear government message.
- Judicial activism has historically been against the government, but now the government aims to create judicial partisanship.
- This undermines parliamentary democracy and risks authoritarianism according to Pokharel.
