KATHMANDU – Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and president of the main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), Sher Bahadur Deuba have held a meeting today.
In the meeting took place at the Prime Minister’s residence in Baluwatar this morning, the two leaders discussed on contemporary topics, including running the Parliament meeting, said the NC Chief Whip Ramesh Lekhak, who was present in the meeting.
On the occasion, the NC leaders had informed the Prime Minister about their issues, including formation of a parliamentary committee for conducting an impartial investigation in connection with the misappropriation of the cooperatives’ funds.
Lekhak said that the Prime Minister was positive on the NC’s demand. He added that the NC’s parliamentary party meeting scheduled for Monday will discuss and take a decision on this matter.
The main opposition party has been calling for the formation of a parliamentary committee for carrying out a fair investigation, saying the involvement of Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane has been seen in the misappropriation of the cooperative’s amount.
The government has decided to present its policies and programmes for the next fiscal year in the joint sitting of Parliament on May 14.
PM Dahal held discussions with NC leaders including party president Deuba today in connecting with ending the House obstructions before the presentation of the government’s policies and programmes.
The main opposition party has been obstructing the parliament’s business, calling for the formation of the parliamentary investigation committee to look into the misappropriation of cooperatives’ amounts.
