Differences among members of Nepal’s ruling seven-party alliance delayed a parliamentary vote on Monday on a proposed proclamation that would limit King Gyanendra’s powers and strip his command over the army, party officials said. ‘‘The voting was delayed because of some minor differences among the member parties on the issues covered by the proposal,’’ said Lilamani Pokhrel, a legislator with People’s Front Nepal, a member of the alliance.Pokhrel said the voting would most likely take place on Thursday after an expansion of the Cabinet, which currently has only seven members. He and other legislators would not say what the differences were.Dilendra Badhu of the Nepali Congress party, among the drafters of the proclamation, said all of the parties agreed that a full Cabinet should present the proclamation in Parliament for a vote.A draft of the proclamation proposes scrapping the Raj Parishad, the King’s advisory council with more than 100 of his supporters, which was blamed for advising Gyanendra to seize absolute power.Parliament’s speaker, Subash Nemwang, earlier said the proclamation was likely to be adopted since it was prepared by the alliance, and lawmakers from those parties.BINAJ GURUBACHARYA
