KATHMANDU, July 27: The main opposition party CPN UML has demanded the resignation of Home Minister Narayankaji Shrestha, also demanding an investigation on him, in the National Assembly meeting being held on Thursday.
Speaking in the contingency time of the meeting, UML parliam
KATHMANDU, September 24: The main opposition party, CPN-UML has rejected the resignation of vice-chairman Bamdev Gautam from his post and all other responsibilities.
Gautam had submitted his resignation letter at the central office of the party stating that he had resigned from the post of the vice-chairman and all other responsibilities on September 3.
Gautam’s resignation has been rejected, Sher Bahadur Tamang, UML secretary at the central office told Ratopati.
“The party has already sent updated name lists of members of our party including Gautam to the Election Commission,” said Tamang.
KATHMANDU: A CPN-UML lawmaker has sought the resignation of Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota.
Speaking at a meeting of the National Assembly (NA) on Tuesday, lawmaker Bhairav Sundar Shrestha demanded that Speaker Sapkota step down from his position as the latter ‘failed to maintain the dignity of his post’.
Parliamentarians affiliated with the main opposition UML rose from their seats and obstructed the meeting as soon as Chairman Ganesh Prasad Timilsina began House proceedings.
Lawmaker Shrestha was of the view that Speaker should have immediately taken action against 14 lawmakers who had been sacked by the party [UML].
KATHMANDU, July 23< Vice-Chairperson of the CPN-UML and a key leader of the Madhav Nepal-faction of the party, Bhim Bahadur Rawal, has withdrawn his resignation from the post of a member of the House of Representatives (HoR).
Spokesperson of the Federal Parliament Secretariat, Dr Rojnath Pandey, shared that Rawal withdrew the resignation which he had submitted to Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota on July 18.
Rawal, elected from Achham-1 representing the UML, had submitted the resignation from the HoR member following the internal dispute in the party a couple of hours before Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba tabled the confidence motion in restored parliament.
He had resigned from the post, expressing the concern that the game of politics is becoming non-political and unhealthy.
Chairperson KP Sharma Oli and senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal urged leader Rawal to withdraw the resignation.
