Nepalese PM condemns opposition's move criticising president

Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Sunday rapped the opposition for criticising the president, saying such an action was an attack on the republic system of the country. President Bidhya Devi Bhandari and the ruling party have come under criticism from the opposition parties after the government procured a luxurious motorcade worth Rs 180 million for the president and also decided to expand her office premises by acquiring the Nepal Police Academy and relocating the vice president's office.

Oli said every decision regarding the president's office in Sheetal Niwas is taken by the government and not by the president. "President cannot ask for or oppose any decisions. How can the attack on an institution which doesn't speak be justified?" he questioned. Criticising the president by the opposition is an attack on the republic system, Oli said.

(With inputs from agencies.)