Kathmandu, Jan. 26 -- Nepali Congress, the largest party in the ruling coalition, has asked all its lawmakers to stand in favour of the recently issued ordinances in Parliament even if they have personal reservations about them.

Party president Sher Bahadur Deuba issued the instruction to Congress lawmakers at a meeting attended by the party's office bearers and ministers. He convened the meeting to set the party's official tone ahead of the parliamentary party meeting scheduled for Sunday. According to Congress leaders present at the meeting, Deuba instructed his party lawmakers not to criticise the ordinance brought by the KP Sharma Oli-led government.

Deuba's instruction has come at a time when a faction within the party led by senio...