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The Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML have taken exception to the interim order issued by the five-member constitutional bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Bishwombhar Prasad Shrestha on Wednesday against the federal and provincial governments for allocating money under the constituency infrastructure development programme, also known as pork-barrel fund.

Constitutional experts, however, disagree with the lawmakers’ criticism.

Interim order questions if lawmakers doing the work of the executive would undermine separation of powers principle.

The constitutional bench has noted that the major responsibility of lawmakers is to perform legislative duties.

KATHMANDU, Aug 23 The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an interim order directing the federal and provincial governments not to spend the money allocated for the Constituency Development Fund.

The Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police, which has been investigating the Lalita Niwas land grab scam, today quizzed former prime ministers Baburam Bhattarai and Madhav Kumar Nepal.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Nepal's top probe agency has interrogated former prime ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai for the first time for their alleged roles in the high-profile Lalita Niwas land grab scam, the investigative agency said on Monday. World News | Nepal's Central Probe Agency Interrogates 2 Former Prime Ministers in Lalita Niwas Land Grab Scam.

Nepals top probe agency has interrogated former Prime Ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai for the first time for their alleged roles in the high-profile Lalita Niwas land grab scam, the investigative agency said on Monday. The land grab scam took place during the prime ministerships of Nepal and Bhattarai, as the Cabinet headed by them made policy-level decisions in the matter.

Nepal’s top probe agency has interrogated former prime ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai for the first time for their alleged roles in the high-profile Lalita Niwas land grab scam, the investigative agency said on Monday. The land grab scam took place during the prime

Prime minister and Maoist leaders say pressure coming from fellow leaders and coalition.