Attorney General (AG) of the Kingdom of Nepal Laxmi Bahadur Nirala resigned from the post on Wednesday.

State run news agency Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) quoted Nirala as saying that he decided to resign on his own so that it would be easier for the head of the government to appoint a new AG in the changed political scenario.

Janakpur based senior advocate Nirala, who had actively advocated in favor of panchyati regime, was appointed for the post on December 25 last year, replacing Pawan Kumar Ojha.

He was one of the members appointed by the government during pro-democracy movement of 1990 to disseminate message in favour of Panchyati regime in Europe. nepalnews.com pb Apr 27 06