The CPN Maoist Centre has on Tuesday chose to withdraw support from the government.
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Kathmandu: Prime Minister K.P. Oli-led coalition government on Tuesday plunged into a serious crisis after its alliance partner CPN-Maoist Centre withdrew support to the nine-month old government, accusing him of failing to implement past agreements.
According to reports, he also accused that India is bringing the Maoist party and the Nepali Congress together for the formation of a new government.
Oli, who came to power in October when the Maoists offered his party parliamentary backing to build a coalition, faces the prospect of a no-confidence vote if he can not persuade other parties to stick with him.
A change in government is nothing new in Nepal, with Oli the eighth prime minister to assume office in the past 10 years.
India on Thursday rejected reports that it was behind the political turmoil in Nepal.
His comments come as Pushpa Kamal Dahal looks set to make a comeback as the 39th Prime Minister of Nepal with the Nepali Congress and Madhes-based parties pledging to back him.
Former prime ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai also expressed dissatisfaction over the absence of Deuba and Prachanda at the meeting.
The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) had made a similar announcement withdrawing support in May, but it was swiftly reversed overnight under pressure from China.
If that were to happen, Oli’s fate would depend on the support of a number of smaller parties. “The withdrawal is the result of those good works”, he said.
Taking aim at the protests in Terai, Oli said the new Constitution had not discriminated against anyone. “Thus, we withdraw our support from this government now”. He added the new Constitution could only be amended as there was no provision for rewriting mentioned in it.
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More than 50 people were killed in clashes before protesters called off the blockade in February.
