Nepal, Nov. 3 -- A meeting of opposition parties led by the main opposition Nepali Congress at Singha Durbar on Monday called on the government to immediately summon a session of the federal parliament.

The meeting decided to develop a common strategy on what opposition parties described as the government's arbitrary style of governance through ordinances, interference in press freedom, judicial independence, post-flood and landslide rescue and relief efforts, and issues affecting people's livelihoods.

The meeting took place as leftist parties, including the CPN-UML and the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), prepare to intensify street protests after the Chhath festival.

The ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) commands a near two-thirds ...