Kathmandu, Oct. 10 -- UML and its chair KP Sharma Oli just upped the ante against the Sushila Karki government. They had already rejected the dissolution of the lower house, calling for its prompt reinstatement. Now, they are questioning even the legitimacy of the Karki government.

In a speech on Thursday, Oli took a confrontational approach against the interim government led by Karki. Oli, who was forced to quit as prime minister on September 9 after two days of protests led by Gen Z groups, vented his ire at the government's recent decisions.

He indicated his party would not take part in the parliamentary elections scheduled for March 5, which are being held by an 'unconstitutional government'. Instead, the UML and other parties, incl...