Nepal, Nov. 4 -- Former Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Ramesh Kharel has urged Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairperson Rabi Lamichhane to intervene in the government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah, saying Lamichhane should now take charge of the government himself.

In a lengthy Facebook post, Kharel expressed dissatisfaction with the working style of Prime Minister Shah and his team. "Rabi ji, the time has come for you to take charge of the government yourself, not just the party, by removing this clique," he wrote.

Kharel accused the government of using middlemen to weaken powerful state institutions. He said Prime Minister Shah and his team had exposed how the public mandate secured by a two-thirds majority and the ...