Kathmandu, Nov. 7 -- Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chairman Rabi Lamichhane has stepped up criticism of the government's conduct, questioning whether due process was followed in sensitive decisions, including the detention of journalists and the removal of Nepal Police chief Dan Bahadur Karki.

His remarks come amid reports of police entering newsrooms to detain journalists and the government's decision to transfer Karki to a newly created post of prime minister's special security adviser and appoint Manoj Kumar KC as inspector general.

Speaking at a gathering in his home district of Chitwan on Friday, Lamichhane said the government must avoid giving the impression that it lacks the maturity to exercise power.

"The RSP believes in the ...