NA passes condolence motion on demise of Jha

KATHMANDU: MAY. 31 – A session of the National Assembly today endorsed a condolence motion on the demise of former lawmaker Dr Dimpal Kumari Jha.

The condolence motion presented by NA Chair Ganesh Prasad Timilsina was passed by the meeting unanimously, the meeting observed a minute of silence, paying tribute to the departed soul and extending heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family.

Jha was a member in the 2013 Constituent Assembly of the proportional representation system and the former minister of state. She, a member of Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Nepal, died of cancer on April 23 at the age of 44.

The NA session shall meet again at 1:00 pm on June 1, Wednesday.