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Speaker and National Assembly Chair hold talks amid parliamentary deadlock

The talks took place after separate meetings of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly were disrupted due to protests from opposition parties.
By REPUBLICA

KATHMANDU, March 30: Speaker Devraj Ghimire and National Assembly Chair Narayan Dahal held discussions on Sunday to resolve the ongoing parliamentary deadlock.


The talks took place after separate meetings of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly were disrupted due to protests from opposition parties.


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Opposition parties have been obstructing parliamentary proceedings since last week, demanding an explanation from the government over the dismissal of Nepal Electricity Authority's Managing Director Kulman Ghising.


On Sunday protests continued in both houses, forcing the meetings to be postponed. The discussions between Speaker Ghimire and Chair Dahal were held at the Parliament premises in New Baneshwor to seek a resolution.


 

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