Kathmandu, Nov. 1 -- The ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is moving towards impeachment proceedings against Supreme Court judges embroiled in controversy over their links with the intermediary Inam Sapkota.

The party's secretariat on Saturday directed its parliamentary party to pursue a parliamentary process to resolve the controversy surrounding the judges. An RSP office-bearer said the instruction to take the matter to Parliament was a reference to impeachment proceedings.

The decision follows revelations that Sapkota deposited money in the name of Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma and exchanged WhatsApp messages with Supreme Court Justice Hari Prasad Phuyal about a case pending before the court. The RSP says the controversy shoul...