Stating that Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has interfered in the autonomy of Nepal Rastra Bank, CPN-UML Vice-Chairman Bishnu Poudel said that such a decision of the government would further collapse the country’s economy.

Speaking at a press conference organized by the UML on the country’s economy today, Poudel said, “The government has intervened to disrupt the country’s economic system by suspending the governor at a time when the country’s economic situation is weak and the economy needs to improve.”

He also said that if the government does not intervene positively, it will push the country into an economic crisis similar to that of Sri Lanka. Speaking at a press conference, he said that the speech of the Prime Minister or the Minister alone could not stop the current economic crisis.