Former Justice of the Supreme Court and one of the drafters of the 1990 constitution, Laxman Prasad Aryal, has accused the government of misusing the security law of the country currently at its worst.

Speaking at a programme in the capital on Tuesday, Aryal said, “I worked as the Justice of the Supreme Court, but I never saw such a misuse of security laws in the past,” adding, “it was, however, not unexpected because the current government was formed to suppress the people.”

Aryal said one could not expect democratic exercise by the current regime because it was formed to suppress the people.

Instead of complaining, people should fight against the King who has seized power to suppress the people, he said. He also accused the government of exercising power unconstitutionally.

Aryal was of the view that holding municipal polls in such a situation was a great joke.

Speaking at the same programme, member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Dr Ram Dayal Rakesh said it was illegal and unconstitutional to stop people from organising peaceful assembly.

Senior Advocate Bishwa Kanta Mainali also accused the government working under the 1990 constitution of treating people according to the provisions under the 1962 Constitution.