KATHMANDU, Sept 15: Speaker Devraj Ghimire has initiated talks with the chief whips and whips of major political parties to address the ongoing obstruction in the House of Representatives.
The discussion is taking place at the Speaker's office in Singha Durbar. Representatives from the Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Center), Rastriya Swatantra Party, and Rastriya Prajatantra Party are participating.
Speaker Ghimire holds discussion with chief whips and whips of...
The issue arose after Speaker Ghimire ruled that the word "violence," used by UML MP Yogesh Bhattarai in the meeting held on September 11, was not unparliamentary. Maoist Center's Chief Whip Hitraj Pandey objected, leading to protests by Maoist MPs and the adjournment of the session.
The Speaker called today's meeting to find a solution and discuss the objections raised by the Maoist Center.
