Khushbu Oli, chief whip of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), called for restructuring Nepal’s judiciary on Monday, saying that impeaching one or two judges would not be enough to reform the courts. She made the remarks to journalists at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu after a meeting of opposition parties convened by the Nepali Congress.
Oli says individual impeachments are not enough
Oli argued that action against only a small number of judges would not resolve the broader problems she said exist in the judiciary. In her view, reform requires restructuring to address what she described as distortions and anomalies in the courts.
Her remarks set a distinction between proceedings against individual judges and changes to the judicial system as a whole. She did not present the impeachment of one or two judges as a sufficient remedy, and instead called for a wider response to the problems she identified.
The comments came as opposition parties gathered for a meeting called by the Nepali Congress. After the meeting, Oli spoke to journalists about the judiciary and referred to incidents involving the public disclosure of the names of Supreme Court justices and the Chief Justice.
Public disclosure of judicial officials’ names
Oli’s reference to the names of Supreme Court justices and the Chief Justice being made public formed part of her comments on the state of the courts. The information provided about her remarks does not specify the circumstances of those disclosures or identify any individuals involved. It also does not detail what measures, beyond restructuring, she believes should be taken.
Her central point was that addressing individual cases alone would not bring the reform she said was needed. By calling for restructuring, Oli framed the issue as one requiring changes beyond action against one or two judges, though she did not elaborate on a specific restructuring plan in her remarks to journalists.
Opposition meeting provides the setting
The comments followed a meeting of opposition parties convened by the Nepali Congress at Singha Durbar, the government complex in Kathmandu. Oli’s remarks were made after the gathering, in response to journalists. No further details about the meeting’s agenda or decisions were provided in connection with her statement.
Oli’s call therefore focused on the need, as she sees it, to address distortions and anomalies through broader judicial restructuring rather than relying solely on impeachments. Her remarks also drew attention to the public disclosure of the names of senior judicial officials, including Supreme Court justices and the Chief Justice, without providing further details about those incidents.
