A host who leaves his own dinner party
▸ Part of: PM Balen Shah's absence from policy and program deliberations sparks criticism
Prime Minister Balendra “Balen” Shah walked out of a parliamentary session while President Ram Chandra Paudel was delivering the government's annual policy address, an act criticized as contemptuous of democratic institutions. Despite defenders calling it authenticity, the walkout, which occurred after only 30 minutes of the hour-long speech, has drawn formal demands for clarification from the opposition Nepali Congress and is seen as damaging to institutional loyalty in a young democracy.
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