Prez's advisor rules out presidential rule

DANG, May 19: Press Advisor to President Dr Ram Baran Yadav Rajendra Dahal on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of presidential rule after May 28. Dahal said the rumors about presidential rule are just fictitious.



"The president will perform his activities as per the constitutional provisions," Dahal said, adding, "He has no right to exercise any power beyond the constitution. Thus, he cannot exercise any power." [break]



Dahal clarified that they have never advised the president to impose presidential rule in the country. "We have not advised him to rule the country violating the constitutional provisions," he added. "The President has no constitutional as well as political rights to impose presidential rule."



Dahal added that the president does not enjoy the right to impose state of emergency in the country. "How can the president impose state of emergency if the parliament does not allow him to do so?" Dahal asked. "We cannot even think that there will be presidential rule in the country."



Dahal said the interim constitution has guaranteed more rights to political parties than to the president.



"The president´s office can be compared with a two-years-old infant," he said, adding, "What can such an infant do?", he asked.



According to Dahal, president´s every activity should be recognized by the parliament. "Therefore, all power is in the political parties´ hand, not in the president´s hands," he added.



Dahal said they have been facing problems to act clearly due to lack of explicit constitutional provisions guaranteed to the president.



"The constitution says that the president can play the role of a guardian but is silent on the role, responsibility and rights of the guardian. What role can president play after May 28?" he questioned. "The constitution is silent about the president´s role after May 28. Political parties should decide about it," he said.



Dahal said the president would approve political parties´ decision after May 28 if the constitution is not promulgated. According to him, the president will perform his activities as per the constitution even after May 28.



Dahal also blamed the three major political parties of taking the state´s supreme bodies hostage.

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