KATHMANDU: Newly-elected Members of Parliament (MPs) are taking oath of office and secrecy at the Baneswor-based Federal Parliament Building at 1:00 pm on Thursday.

All preparations for the oath-taking ceremony for newly elected members to the House of Representatives are almost over.

Spokesperson of the Federal Parliament Secretariat, Dr Rojnath Pandey, said that the newly-elected members of the Lower House have been urged to come with their certificate of election to the post for the swearing-in ceremony.

Senior-most member of the HoR, Pashupati Shumsher Rana, will administer the oath of office and secrecy to the newly elected HoR members.

Similarly, a pin representing the logo of parliament would be distributed to lawmakers soon after taking oath of office and secrecy.

The Secretariat has already prepared oath paper in Nepali language for the swearing-in ceremony.

Time has been given to those lawmakers who want to take oath of office and secrecy in their mother tongue till 11:00 am Thursday.

After oath-taking ceremony, a tea reception has been scheduled in honour of newly elected lawmakers.