A defiant Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Tuesday accused the Supreme Court of “deliberately” passing a verdict in favour of the Opposition parties and said the judgment will have a “long-term impact” on the multi-party parliamentary system in the country.

Addressing the nation, 69-year old Oli also underlined that despite being “the people’s choice”, he is resigning from the post as the apex court has given an order to appoint Nepali Congress chief and Opposition leader Sher Bahadur Deuba as the prime minister in his place. “It is the duty of players to play the game. The referee is there to maintain fair play, not to help any one team to win,” Oli said speaking in Nepali language. He accused the apex court of “deliberately” passing the verdict in favour of the Opposition parties.