The CPN-UML has urged the Bagmati provincial government to refrain from making decisions that will have lasting consequences.
UML provincial assembly leader Jagannath Thapaliya issued a statement on Tuesday, arguing that the incumbent government is in the minority and should refrain from making decisions with long-term impacts.
“The party requests the government to refrain from making important decisions as it has been rendered caretaker,” the statement reads. The UML has suggested that Chief Minister Shalikram Jamkattel resign immediately.
In the statement, the UML said it had taken the initiative to form national consensus governments at the centre and in all provinces to ensure political stability.
The party’s provincial ministers submitted their resignations to Chief Minister Jamkattel notifying him of the party’s decision to withdraw support to the provincial government.
The UML joined the Jamkattel-led government in late March with Thapaliya's induction into the provincial Cabinet. In April, the other leaders were also sworn in for various ministries.
The UML ministers’ exit from the provincial government comes a few days after the party quit the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government at the centre. Last week, the UML broke its alliance with the Maoist Centre and joined hands with the Nepali Congress.
The two largest parties have reached an agreement to form a new government led by UML chair KP Sharma Oli.
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