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Prachanda warns Deuba against making statements contrary to the constitution
Nepali Communist Party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has warned former prime minister and Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba against making statements or taking positions that contradict Nepal’s Constitution. Speaking at the unification meeting of the party’s Bagmati Province Committee on Tuesday, Prachanda criticised Deuba’s recent declaration that he is a Hindu and objected to decisions adopted at a gathering of the faction opposed to the Nepali Congress mainstream. According to party leader Himal Sharma, Prachanda also referred to the five-point decisions adopted by the gathering and warned against actions and statements that could go against the constitutional framework.
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Home Minister Sudan Gurung’s ‘take back your votes’ remark goes viral
Home Minister Sudan Gurung’s remark telling local residents to “take back their votes” has gone viral on social media after he made the comment during an interaction with voters in Gorkha. Gurung made the remark on Sunday evening while listening to complaints and concerns from residents of Namjung in Shahid Lakhan Rural Municipality-9. During the interaction, locals questioned Gurung about a laboratory he had promised to establish in the ward before the election. They complained that the programme had not been included in the government budget and sought clarification over why the commitment had not been implemented.
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Speaker orders PM Balendra Shah to attend Parliament and answer lawmakers
Prime Minister Balendra Shah has been directed to attend the House of Representatives and answer lawmakers’ questions after repeatedly failing to appear for the monthly question-and-answer session required by parliamentary rules. Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal issued the ruling on Monday, saying lawmakers had repeatedly raised concerns over the prime minister’s absence and that the matter had come to his attention. “Members of parliament have been raising this issue for a long time, and it has come to my attention,” Aryal said before directing Shah to attend the House and respond to questions in accordance with the House of Representatives Regulations, 2026.
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Harka Sampang rejects ‘cyber army’ allegation, asks remark to be removed from record
A verbal dispute broke out in Parliament after Rastriya Swatantra Party lawmaker Indira Rana Magar accused Shram Sanskriti Party Chairman Harka Sampang of operating a “cyber army” that allegedly targeted and harassed her. Responding to the allegation, Sampang rejected the claim and said he did not have any such group. He said he was an ordinary lawmaker like Rana and that his responsibility in Parliament was to raise issues and concerns brought forward by the public. Sampang said lawmakers should not become involved in confrontations with members of the public over statements or activities outside Parliament. Instead, he argued, elected representatives should bring public concerns and grievances to the House for discussion.
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Gagan Thapa urges Nepali Congress to avoid hasty decisions on Hinduism
Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa has cautioned the party against making decisions aimed at securing immediate political gains, stressing that major issues should be addressed by considering the party’s broader interests and long-term principles. Speaking at the ongoing Central Working Committee meeting in Sanepa, Thapa said the party should seek to accommodate different views and sentiments rather than rush into decisions for short-term benefit. His remarks come as the question of restoring Nepal’s Hindu-state identity has emerged as a subject of debate within the Nepali Congress.