Kathmandu, May 15: Main opposition Nepali Congress has obstructed the House proceeding raising its earlier demand in Tuesday’s meeting of the House of Representatives.
Tuesday’s meeting of the HoR has been postponed following the obstruction of the main opposition party. NC has put forth its demand for the formation of a probe committee on the issue connected to the involvement of Deputy Prime Minster and Home Minster Rabi Lamichhane.
In the joint sitting of both the Houses of federal parliament today, President Ramchandra Paudel had presented the annual policy and programme of the government for the fiscal year 2081/82 BS.
In today’s meeting, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ was scheduled to table a copy of President Paudel’s address to the joint sitting of both houses of the federal parliament and thank President Poudel.
Speaker Devraj Ghimire was scheduled to read out the letter related to the certification of the bill received from the Office of the President and the appointment of Ministers in today’s meeting. The speaker was also scheduled to nominate the members to preside over the meeting as per rule 10 of the House of Representatives Regulations, 2079 BS.
Next meeting of the HoR will take place at 11.00 am on May 16. Meanwhile, today’s meeting of the National Assembly has been adjourned without entering the agenda following protests by lawmakers from the main opposition.
The meeting was scheduled to present a motion of thanks to the President. The next meeting of the National Assembly will be held at 1.15 pm on Thursday.
