KATHMANDU: The Lumbini Province Assembly (PA) meeting was postponed due to obstruction by the opposition party Tuesday and is taking place Wednesday.
The first meeting of the 9th session of the Lumbi province assembly was postponed until 1:00 pm Wednesday after the obstruction of major opposition party CPN (UML).
Soon after the beginning of the meeting, UML Chief Whip at the PA, Bhumishwar Dhakal demanded reading out of the notice of action taken against UML lawmakers Bimala Kumari Oli and Ajay Shahi violating the party whip.
The UML had taken action against them as they violated the party whip and party statute. Dhakal further argued not to let the house to function until unless the notice was read out in the meeting.
However, Speaker Purna Bahadur Khatri said that the letter regarding the action taken would undergo further processing following the Parliament Secretariat procedures. Speaker Gharti had read out the letter regarding the call of the house session and formation of the new Cabinet in the province.
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