Rabi Lamichhane resigned as the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of Nepal on Friday after the Supreme Court found him guilty of not producing a valid citizenship certificate to contest the parliamentary election.
Lamichhane, 48, handed over his resignation to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda".
After tendering his resgination following the apex court's verdict, Lamicchane told media persons at his office that he is “no more the Deputy Prime Minister.”
“I am not even the president of the Rastriya Swotantra Party,” he said. Welcoming the apex court's verdict he said: “I am not even the citizen of this country or 'Anagarik' non-citizen.”
Lamichhane was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister on December 25.
The Supreme Court annulled Lamichhane's status as a lawmaker, citing that the citizenship certificate he produced to contest the parliamentary election was invalid.
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