KATHMANDU, Aug 7: The meeting of the top leaders of major political parties has concluded on a positive note, it has been said.

The meeting reached a consensus in principle among the participants to remove the obstruction in parliament and allow its business unhindered, said Prime Minister and Chairperson of the CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal after the meeting that took place at the Office of Speaker of the House of Representatives Devraj Ghimire in Singha Durbar on Monday.

The second phase of the meeting was scheduled to take place in the Federal Parliament Building in New Baneshwor today itself, it has been said.

Speaker Ghimire was requested to postpone the pre-scheduled HoR meeting for 1 PM today until 4 PM, said the Nepali Congress Chief Whip Ramesh Lekhak. "Parliament should deal with important works. So, the meeting was positive about allowing the parliament business based on a consensus. The second round of the meeting will conclude the remaining issues," he said.

Stating that they were ready to allow the smooth business of parliament, the CPN-UML Whip Mahesh Bartaula, a meeting participant, said as the meeting was not clear on the issue of the formation of a high-level committee to probe the smuggling of 100 kg gold, the next round would further discuss the issue.

Others present in the meeting were the Maoist Center Chief Whip Hitraj Pandey, chairperson of main opposition CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli, the party's parliamentary Party Deputy Leader Subash Chandra Nemwang, and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba. 

The UML has been obstructing the parliament session demanding the formation of a high-level committee to probe the gold smuggling case.

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