Deputy PM & Home Minister of Nepal Bimalendra Nidhi resigns

Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of Nepal Bimalendra Nidhi has resigned from his post yesterday. According to media reports, Shri Nidhi has resigned in protest of impeachment motion registered against Chief Justice Sushila Karki, Nepal's first female chief justice. 

Member of Parliament from ruling Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Centre) has registered an impeachment motion at the



parliament secretariat yesterday against Chief Justice Karki alleging her interference in the jurisdiction of executive and failing to issue verdicts without being prejudiced. 

At least 249 MPs signed the motion which is over the required number to open an impeachment investigation. It comes after the Supreme Court overturned the government's choice of chief of police.