Kathmandu, May 18: The ruling parties and main opposition Nepali Congress have agreed to form a parliamentary committee to end the ongoing political deadlock.
The Nepali Congress (NC) was demanding the formation of a parliamentary committee for long to probe the alleged misappropriations in the cooperatives.
A meeting of the ruling parties and opposition NC held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar on Saturday decided to constitute the committee, NC’s chief whip Ramesh Lekhak said.
According to Lekhak, the ToR of the committee will be finalized on Sunday morning. He said that all the political parties have shared a common view on forming the parliamentary committee.
Lekhak termed the decision as an achievement and a positive move. Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Padam Giri would coordinate the job of drafting the ToR of the committee and the leaders of all political parties will give a final touch.
Lekhak viewed that the House of Representatives (HoR) meeting summoned for Sunday would be held after the decision to form the parliamentary committee.
A series of discussions and meetings among the leaders were held on Saturday for the formation of the committee.
After holding discussions with the Speaker, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ met with NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba, general secretary Gagan Thapa and chief whip Lekhak and other leaders. RSS #nepal
