Kathmandu : Prime Minister Oli has said that it is unconstitutional to stop the Prime Minister from adding to the Council of Ministers and dividing the work after the dissolution of the House of Representatives.

Sending a written reply to the Supreme Court on the issue of cabinet expansion, he claimed that the order given by the Supreme Court was unconstitutional affecting the effectiveness of the executive.

He said that the executive should run the governance system of the country and the executive should solve the problems in such work.

“Even if a minister is in a dilemma for some reason, another minister cannot be appointed, which affects the effectiveness of the executive. The order issued by accepting such claims as extraordinary jurisdiction is in itself unconstitutional,” he said in a written reply.

“As the election of the House of Representatives will be held within six months from the date of dissolution of the House of Representatives, the dissolved Prime Minister does not mean that the existing cabinet cannot be expanded, division of labor and no ministry can be handed over to any minister,” he said in a written reply.

The Prime Minister has also claimed that the order given by the Supreme Court is contrary to the Constitution of Nepal, constitutional law and the executive chief prime ministerial system adopted by Nepal. He said that the prime minister would have the power and authority to recommend a person who can do whatever is convenient for him to be appointed as a minister.