KATHMANDU, Nov 4: Sita Mahara, the wife of former Speaker of House of Representatives, Krishna Bahadur Mahara, died of the novel coronavirus disease on Wednesday morning.
She breathed her last while undergoing treatment at Norvic Hospital in Kathmandu, according to Bishnu Rijal, a leader of the ruling NCP.
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Sita tested positive for COVID-19 recently.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli also expressed sorrow on the demise of former speaker's spouse.
प्रतिनिधिसभाका सदस्य एवं पूर्वसभामुख माननीय श्री कृष्णबहादुर महराकी श्रीमती सीता महराको आज बिहान नर्भिक अस्पतालमा भएको निधनबाट अत्यन्त दु:ख लागेको छ। म दिवंगत सीता महराप्रति भावपूर्ण श्रद्धाञ्जलि अर्पण गर्दै पूर्वसभामुख महराजी सहित शोकाकुल परिवारजनमा गहिरो समवेदना व्यक्त गर्दछु।
— K P Sharma Oli (@kpsharmaoli) November 4, 2020
