Amid speculations and media reports that the government was preparing to withdraw the cases against those being tried for their involvement in the carnage so as to appease Madhes-centric parties, the main opposition today said such a withdrawal would be against the Constitution, rule of law and democratic norms and values.The ongoing Central Committee of the party endorsed a special proposal to make the decision today, party’s Secretary and Chief of the Publicity Department, Yogesh Bhattarai, informed in a statement this evening.

“The CPN-UML Central Committee’s serious attention has been drawn towards the reports that the government is making a decision to promote impunity, discourage willpower of the agencies responsible for peace and security of the nation and to create doubt in the society, without entering into the investigative report of such incidents which had affected democratic norms and rule of law,” Bhattarai’s statement read.

“The meeting demands that the Government of Nepal follow the Constitution, laws and democratic norms and values before making such decisions