Ruling coalition partner Nepali Congress has defended its decision to register the impeachment motion against Chief Justice Sushila Karki along with CPN (Maoist Centre).

The largest party in the parliament claimed that the tabling of the motion was done to make the judiciary independent, impartial and dignified.

Speaking during a press meet organised by election publicity sub-committee of the NC at party central office in Sanepa, Lalitpur, NC leader Ramesh Lekhak said that the move has been brought to safeguard the principle of power separation. Leader Lekhak said that the impeachment motion against CJ Karki was introduced as the judiciary was found interfering with the executive's jurisdiction.

The two major ruling parties on Sunday had registered an impeachment motion against CJ Karki in the Legislature-Parliament, accusing her of interfering in the executive’s decision-making and working against the principle of separation of powers.