Nepal gets right to impeach King

The interim Parliament in Nepal has given itself the right to impeach and remove the king if found guilty of creating hurdles in conducting elections to the Constituent Assembly by December 15.An overwhelming majority8212;281 in favour and only two against8212;adopted the amendment.

A prolonged session of Parliament which continued till 11 pm on Wednesday also inserted a provision to remove the prime minister through a no-confidence motion, passed with two-thirds majority.

With yet another amendment that goes against the popular sentiment, government empowered parliamentary committees to veto, endorse, reject or amend the appointment of judges once their names are recommended by the judicial council.