The government on Friday released Hridayesh Tripathi, general secretary of Nepal Sadbhawana Party-Anandidevi (NSP-A), following a Supreme Court (SC)’s order.
A special SC bench of justices Gauri Dhakal and Rajendra Koirala ordered the authorities to release Tripathi, saying there was no valid reason to prolong his detention.
Tripathi was in government detention from January 19, a day ahead of the proposed mass meeting of the seven-party alliance in the capital.
Talking to journalists upon being released Tripathi said, “There is no alternative to going to constituent assembly elections to resolve the present political stalemate of the country.”