Kathmandu, Nov. 11 -- Political analyst Tula Narayan Shah has remarked that the recent political developments in Madhesh Province are not an internal instability of the province but a "well-planned conspiracy" orchestrated from Kathmandu to weaken federalism.

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He said the late-night appointment of the chief minister by the province head from a hotel was an attack on democratic practice and the federal system itself.

Speaking to Republica on Monday, Shah said the dispute unfolding in ...