Kathmandu, April 30
The impeachment motion filed by lawmakers of ruling Nepali Congress and CPN-Maoist Centre against Chief Justice Sushila Karki became a shocker for social media users on Sunday afternoon.
Many of Nepali Twitter users have criticised the move claiming Karki was a brave judge whereas some have expressed curiosities about on what will happen next when Parliament is sharply divided over the constitution amendment bill.
Deputy Prime Minister and Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chair Kamal Thapa has said the ruling alliance lawmakers’ move was “objectionable and unfortunate.”
प्र न्या सुशीला कार्की बिरुद्ध कांग्रेस/माओवादीले महाअभियोग दर्तागर्नु आपत्तिजनक र दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण।न्यायिक स्वतन्त्रतामाथि गंभीर आक्रमण
— Kamal Thapa (@KTnepal) April 30, 2017
Former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai said the ruling parties’ decision of an abuse of rights of the lawmakers to file the impeachment motion and feared such an abuse might put democracy at stake.
राज्यका सबै अंग एक पछि अर्को भत्काएर देशलाई असफल राज्य बनाउन लागेकै हो त? महाभियोगको हतियार यसरी दुरूपयोग हुँदै गए लोकतन्त्र कसरी सुरक्षित?
— Baburam Bhattarai (@brb1954) April 30, 2017
Likewise, CPN-UML lawmaker Rabindra Adhikari said the move has pushed the next course of Nepali politics into uncertainty.
सत्तारुढ कांग्रेस र माओवादीले प्रधानन्यायाधीश सुशीला कार्कीविरुद्ध महाअभियोग दर्ता गरेका छन् ।नेपालको राजनितिले कुन मोड लिने हो अन्यौल छ ।
— Rabindra Adhikari (@RabindraADH) April 30, 2017
Writer Khagendra Sangraula expressed his curiosity over whom the move would defame: the government or Karki.
रापति महिला,सभामुख महिला,प्रन्याधीश महिला भनेर नाक फुलाइयाथ्याे,अब तिनैमाथि अाैँलाे ठड्याउन थालियाे।नाक काटिने सर्कारकाे कि शुशिलाकाे ब्राे?
— Khagendra Sangroula (@belakoboli) April 30, 2017
Journalist Basanta Basnet said it was politicisation of judiciary.
न्यायालयमा ‘पोलिटिक्स’ त पहिल्यै थियो । अब ‘राजनीति’ पनि घुसेछ ।
— Basanta Basnet (@basantabasnet) April 30, 2017
Likewise, another journalist Rudra Pangeni said it was evidence of degradation of Nepali Congress party.
Second time Nepali Congress has degraded. First such decline was when late Sushil Koirala’s candidacy for PM filed against KP Oli
— Rudra Pangeni (@rudrapangeni) April 30, 2017
Kiran Bhandari suspected that it was a ploy to delay local level elections.
कांग्रेस-माओवादीले सामुन्नेको चुनावको पर्बाहा नगरि सुशीला कार्कीविरुद्ध महाभियोग प्रस्ताव दर्ता गरेको देखियो।
— Kiran Bhandari (@kiranbhandari9) April 30, 2017
For Binod Dhakal, the move has put the sanctity of judiciary at stake.
Democracy augurs well only in independent judiciary. #Nepal is doomed as sanctity of judiciary is put at stake for vested political interest
— Binod Dhakal (@BinodDhakal75) April 30, 2017
Advocate Babu Ram Aryal, however, seemed supportive of the move and said it was the result of arrogance of judiciary.
#महाअभियाेग न्यायपालिका एरोगेन्ट हुंदाको परिणाम।
— Adv Babu Ram Aryal (@merobabu) April 30, 2017
