Nepal PM blames own party leaders to dissolve Parliament

Nepal's Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Monday defended his move to abruptly dissolve Parliament, saying he was forced to seek a fresh mandate through elections as the rift within the ruling Nepal Communist Party severely affected his government's functioning.In a special address to the nation, Prime Minister Oli said that he was forced to dissolve Parliament and announce mid-term elections after he learnt about a plan to move a vote of no-confidence against him. Oli said that the intra-party rift in the ruling Nepal Communist Party severely affected the government's functioning.The elected government was pushed to a corner and picketed against and was not allowed to work so I decided to dissolve the house.
Against the people's mandate and their will, national politics was dragged into an endless and goalless direction by creating controversy, making Parliament meaningless as the elected government could not receive its support but always faced opposition and dragged into the controversy, Oli said.He accused some of his own party leaders of being responsible for forcing him to take this step. When the prime minister of the majority government was not allowed to work, I did not want to indulge in unfair practices behind closed doors and reach a compromise with them, Oli said, adding that giving a chance to the people for a fresh mandate is "the best democratic alternative. The prime minister also insisted that his government had done well in terms of safeguarding the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty.