KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has stated that the ongoing parliamentary deadlock will end within a day or two.

Addressing the parliament meeting on Sunday, PM Dahal informed that discussions are continuously underway with the opposition party to resolve the parliamentary impasse.

“The conclusion of these discussions and meetings is positive,” said Dahal.

“Ahead of this parliament meeting, I held a meeting with the President of the Nepali Congress, Sher Bahadur Deuba, this morning. We are nearing an agreement. By the time we introduce the budget, the agreement will be in place,” Dahal further stated.

“It is only a matter of a day or two,” Dahal clarified.

Meanwhile, Finance Minister Barsaman Pun presented the Economic Survey for the fiscal year 2080-81 BS and the Annual Review of Public Institutions, 2081 BS, in the parliamentary session amid obstructions from the main opposition party, Nepali Congress.

Finance Minister Pun presented the Economic Survey and Annual Review while lawmakers from the Nepali Congress were obstructing the meeting, chanting slogans demanding the formation of a parliamentary probe committee to investigate Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane’s involvement in a cooperative fraud case.