Kathmandu, May 7
The Parliament meeting scheduled for today will be postponed till May 18, a source at the Parliament Secretariat informs.
The decision was made after the Secretariat could not make any decision about how to respond to an interim order issued by the Supreme Court, ordering it not to move forward the impeachment motion registered by Chief Justice Sushila Karki.
Whereas the motion was tabled in Parliament on Friday amid protests from the main opposition CPN-UML, the apex court had issued the order later in the afternoon.
After the order, Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar and leaders of ruling Nepali Congress and CPN-Maoist Centre had expedited consultations over next move of Parliament.
If Parliament had moved forward the motion, it might have been considered a contempt of court; but some leaders of ruling parties are also viewing that the court order itself was an interference in the jurisdiction of legislative.
Meanwhile, Speaker Gharti is organising a press meet this afternoon.
