Kathmandu, 27 January: The Supreme Court (SC) has revoked the post of MP of Home Minister Ravi Lamichhane. During the candidacy nomination, the old citizenship certificate submitted by Lamichhane to the election officer’s office in Chitwan will not be recognized as it is ‘not valid’. Chief Justice Harikrishna Karki along with Justices Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha pronounced the verdict.
With the decision of the Constitutional Bench of the SC, Home Minister Lamichhane’s MP post of Chitwan-2 has become vacant. Although there is a provision in Nepal’s constitution that even non-members can become ministers, since Lamichhane’s citizenship is not recognized, he has also been relieved of his post as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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