Rastriya Swatantra Party MP Ganesh Karki: Enacting Ordinances by a Nearly Two-Thirds Majority Government Is Not an Act of Courage

Rastriya Swatantra Party MP Ganesh Karki stated that a government with nearly a two-thirds majority enacting ordinances is not an act of courage. He emphasized that issuing ordinances based solely on the letter of the constitution, without upholding its spirit, is wrong. Karki pointed out that questions previously raised by opposition parties regarding ordinances are now being questioned within his own government. Kathmandu, 16 Baisakh.

Criticizing the government’s ordinance, Karki also condemned his own party’s government for bypassing parliament to introduce ordinances. He said, “For a party holding nearly a two-thirds majority, whether postponing sessions to pass ordinances is a ‘necessity’ or something else will become clear later, but this is not an act of courage.”

He further explained that ordinances should be introduced by exercising the rights and procedures granted by the constitution. He highlighted problems arising from disregarding the constitution’s spirit. He said, “This time too, the ordinance is based on the literal wording of the constitution, not its spirit. The constitution is not a document to live by letters alone; it remains alive by upholding its spirit. The literal interpretation should not limit the constitution’s essence.”

Karki recalled that opposition parties had previously raised questions when ordinances were enacted before, and now those same questions are being raised about his own government’s ordinance.