Politics

NCP decides to vote in favour of proposal

KathmanduPati October 04, 2020

KATHMANDU : The ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) decided to vote in favour of the proposal tabled by the government of State 5 for the name and capital of the state. The NCP also decided to issue a whip to its party members to vote in favour of the proposal registered on Friday, according to chief whip Bhumiswar Dhakal.

The government registered a proposal naming the state as Lumbini and Deukhuri of Dang as its permanent capital. The proposal was registered at the State Assembly’s meeting on Friday by Minister for Internal Affairs and Law Kul Prasad KC.

Meanwhile, 14 members of the NCP parliamentary party from Rupandehi, Kapilvastu and Palpa registered a note of dissent on the party’s proposal, according to state assembly member Bhoj Prasad Shrestha. Deliberations on the proposal will begin at the State Assembly from November 5.