KATHMANDU, Sept 11: Nepali Congress (NC) has sought the resignation of Deputy Speaker Indira Rana Magar.
A meeting of NC party top-leaders held on Wednesday concluded that Deputy Speaker Rana Magar had acted inappropriately by writing a letter to the US Embassy for visas of unrelated individuals and sought the resignation of Rana Magar.
Indira Rana elected as deputy speaker of HoR
Deputy Speaker Rana Magar had written a letter to the US Embassy in Nepal requesting to expedite the interview of five people for the 67th session of the UN's ‘Commission on the Status of Women’.
Although the Deputy Speaker Rana Magar had written the letter for four men and one woman, they were not granted permission to go to the US. The letter, written in February 2023, was recently leaked. Following the leak of the letter, the Deputy Speaker has faced a serious controversy.
The issue of Rana Magar was also discussed during a meeting of coalition partners at the Prime Minister's residence in Baluwatar on Monday evening.
In the parliamentary session held on Tuesday, MPs from both the opposition and the ruling parties stood in support/opposition of Deputy Speaker Rana Magar.
