Posted by: letsHaveFun July 25, 2008
JHA'S OATH IN HINDI STIR PROTESTS
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Writ concerning VP Jha filed at SC

KATHMANDU, July 25 - A writ has been filed at the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday demanding to disqualify the oath taken by Vice President Parmananda Jha claiming the act was against the constitution.

Advocate Bal Krishna Neupane filed the writ claiming that Vice President Jha swore against the legal provision in the interim constitution.

The writ demands that the previous oath be disqualified and the Vice President take the oath again.

Vice President Jha had taken the oath of office and secrecy before President Dr Ram Baran Yadav amidst a ceremony at the Presidential residence in Sital Niwas on Wednesday.

All clad in the Nepali attire President Dr Yadav had sworn in the Nepali language while the Vice President, who was dressed in what seemed like the Indian lawmakers’ dress code for the parliament, had translated the oath which was written in the Nepali language and had taken it in the Indian language.

The incident has sparked protests across the country.

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