Kathmandu, Dec. 21 -- More members of the dissolved House of Representatives from the Nepali Congress are preparing to submit a petition at the Supreme Court, following the CPN-UML's decision to seek the restoration of Parliament.

The government is preparing to hold snap parliamentary elections on March 5. Earlier, 75 UML lawmakers had petitioned the court demanding the restoration of the House, which was dissolved on September 12 by President Ramchandra Paudel on the recommendation of interim prime minister Sushila Karki. The dissolution itself followed the Gen Z movement that installed Karki as prime minister.

"By Monday, we will be ready with the signatures of 65 to 70 of our [erstwhile] lawmakers," said Shyam Ghimire, chief whip of ...