The top leaders of the ruling coalition party, have said that President Bidhya Devi Bhandari insulted and devalued the federal parliament by not ratifying the Citizenship Bill.
The Unified Socialists, Maoist Center, Congress and Jaspa issued a joint statement saying that the president’s action has seriously affected the basic values of the people’s sovereignty, constitutional supremacy and democratic governance as provided by the constitution.
Coalition party apart Rastriya Janamorcha has asked the people to be aware of the President’s move, In a statement signed by the Prime Minister and Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, Maoist President Prachanda, Unified Socialist Party President Madhav Kumar Nepal and Janata Samajwadi Party President Upendra Yadav.