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on 26-May-02 06:48 AM
NDTV Correspondent
Sunday, May 26, 2002 (Kathmandu):
Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was today expelled from the Nepali Congress for three years for dissolving the Parliament without consulting the party.
"The party's disciplinary committee has expelled Prime Minister Deuba for three years and asked all the ministers belonging to the Nepali Congress to quit the ministry as the government headed by Deuba is no longer a Nepali Congress government," Nepali Congress Party deputy general secretary, Govinda Raj Joshi, said.
Joshi also ruled out the possibility of splitting the party even after Deuba's expulsion from the ordinary membership of the party. "The Nepali Congress will remain united whoever comes or goes from the party," he said.
Earlier, 34 ministers in a joint statement had backed the Prime Minister's decision to dissolve the Parliament and go for fresh mandate.
Deuba had asked King Gyanendra on Wednesday to dissolve the 205-member Lower House of Parliament and announce polls for November 13, two years before Parliament's term was due to end in 2004.
Deuba yesterday told NDTV that he is ready for elections, but is likely to form his own party. Elections have to be held within the next six months. In case, these are not held within this timeframe, it could mean an end to parliamentary democracy in the country.
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