Embattled Prachanda Criticizes NC-UML Alliance Amid Trust Vote Drama in Nepal

Nepal's Prime Minister Prachanda criticized the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML for forming an alliance out of fear. Voicing concerns of regression, Prachanda addressed the House before seeking a vote of confidence after CPN-UML withdrew its support. This will be his fifth vote of confidence within one and a half years.

Nepal's embattled Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Friday sharply criticized the Nepali Congress (NC) and the CPN-UML for forming an alliance out of fear rather than shared principles, accusing them of pushing the nation toward regression.

Addressing the House of Representatives (HoR) before seeking a vote of confidence, Prachanda, aged 69, voiced concerns about potential regression and autocracy. He argued that the NC and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) had joined forces as good governance began to take root in the country.

Prachanda was compelled to take the vote of confidence after the former premier K P Sharma-ld CPN-UML withdrew support for his government. Prachanda questioned the public approval of this alliance, arguing that in a healthy democracy, the main opposition party should not form the government. He accused the NC and UML of leading the nation toward unnecessary conflict by violating agreements and engaging in deception.