The Rastriya Swatantra party chose Vice President Dol Prasad Aryal as interim president after Rabi Lamichhane was no longer eligible to become party chief following the Supreme Court (SC) verdict on Friday.
An emergency party meeting on Friday night decided to appoint Labor Minister Aryal as interim president, according to a press release issued by spokesman Mukul Dhakal.
Similarly, the parliamentary party meeting held on Friday also elected Aryal, who was elected to the House of Representatives (HoR) through the Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system, as the new leader of the parliamentary party.
The statement has also urged all party cadres and supporters to exercise restraint and abide by the rules and laws.
The constitutional court, including acting Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki, and Justices Bishwambhar Shrestha, Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada, Ananda Mohan Bhattarai and Anil Kumar Sinha, ruled on Friday that Lamichhane is ineligible to become a lawmaker because he did not complete the process. to regain their citizenship. he certified that he became disabled after acquiring US citizenship.
