The Maoist-led caretaker government has informed the Supreme Court (SC) it had formally informed President Dr Ram Baran Yadav about its decision to sack Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Rookmangud Katawal, on Friday.
Responding to a show cause notice issued by the SC, Chief Secretary Dr Bhoj Raj Ghimire, said the government had forwarded a letter about its decision to oust the CoAS to the President’s Office on May 3.
The SC had issued a show cause notice to the government after advocate Damodar Paudel filed a writ petition against the cabinet decision to sack Chief of Army Staff Rookmangud Katawal.
The government’s response has addressed General Katawal as a former CoAS and General Khadka as the acting CoAS.
Meanwhile, on Friday, Katawal participated in a public function in capacity of the CoAS for the first time after the controversy surfaced. Although, Katawal was discharging his duties as the CoAS from the army headquarters, he had not participated in public functions in the same capacity.
Democracy and Class Struggle agree with Dev Gurung of UCPN (Maoist) when he says that "The President has made a political move. There cannot be legal solution to it," It's the political parties and the parliament that should find a solution to the current crisis, he added.
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