Speaker of the dissolved House of Representatives, Taranath Ranabhat, has said that it is wrong to run the country by ordinances and executive orders for a prolonged time.
Speaking at a national consultation on ‘Draft Law to end Untouchability’ organised by Lawyers’ National Campaign Against Untouchability (LANCAU) in the capital on Thursday, Ranabhat said, “It is unfortunate that the nation was being ruled by ordinances and orders.”
Ranabhat also said there is no need to have a new constitution and amendment of the existing constitution can incorporate all the necessary changes people want, the report adds.
He also warned that the attempts to change the constitution may be dangerous as people are not concerned of its consequences. “The nation would face more trouble in the absence of the King,” he added
While praising the effort of LANCAU for taking initiation to draft an ordinance on untouchability, he said, “You have initiated the draft; now you need two experts – one who can understand the essence and the other who can craft it skillfully.”
The president of LANCAU, advocate Narayan Nepal, said the lawyers were compelled to draft the ordinance because the government never took interest in drafting it.