Nepal President Bhandari summons parliament session from Sept 8

Kathmandu, Sep 4 (PTI) Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari has summoned new session of parliament on September 8, according to a notice issued by her office.

A Cabinet meeting held on Saturday has requested President Bhandari to call next session of House of Representatives at 4 PM on September 8.

Cabinet decision follows discussions among Prime Minister Sher Bahur Deuba, Speaker of House of Representatives Agni Sapkota, CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, and CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Mhav Kumar Nepal to call parliament session earlier on Saturday.

“Today’s Cabinet decided to recommend to President that both houses of federal parliament be summoned at 4 pm on September 8," Kathmandu Post quoted energy minister Pampha Bhusal as saying.

last session was prorogued for August 17. A day after parliament was prorogued, Deuba government h introduced an ordinance to amend Political Parties Act, easing party splits and registration of new parties.

Aided by ordinance, Mhav Kumar Nepal group h split from CPN-UML and Mahhanth Thakur faction h broken away from Janata Samajbi Party.

Mhav Nepal has registered CPN (Unified Socialist) while Thakur has registered Loktantrik Samajbi Party.

Election Commission has given until September 7 to those who were elected to provincial and local levels under UML and Janata Samajbi to choose sides–wher y want to stay in mor parties or newly registered outfits, report said.

Mhav Nepal, a former prime minister, h gone against party and supported n Opposition alliance in its bid to topple government led by former prime minister K P Sharma Oli. His faction has alrey me a decision to join Deuba-led coalition government.

recognition of Mhav Nepal-led party brings to end a long-standing feud between him and former prime minister Oli in UML. PTI SBP MRJ AKJ MRJ