The central committee meeting of Samajwadi Party-Nepal (SP-N) held on December 24 decided to quit the Government, reports The Himalayan Times. The party’s Vice-chairperson Hisila Yami told that the meeting discussed issues regarding Prime Minister’s rejection of a proposal forwarded by the party stepping on prior agreement. She elaborated that PM KP Sharma Oli rejected the proposal of constitution amendment submitted by SP-N Chairperson Upendra Yadav, also Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. The meeting held at the party’s central office in Balkumari, Lalitpur decided to call it quits citing violation of the two-point agreement the party had signed before joining the ruling coalition.
Meanwhile, after withdrawing its support from the Government, the SP-N is planning to form an alliance with other opposition political forces with a view to mount pressure for constitution amendment, said the party’s leaders on December 25, reports Republica. “We want to foster wider ownership on the constitution. We believe all the people should be able to embrace the constitution, which is not the case yet. Our party will continue to struggle for our agenda,” SP-N Chairperson Upendra Yadav said at a press meet at Singha Durbar.