Parliament to convene at 11 AM amidst deadlock over Ghising’s removal

KATHMANDU: The Federal Parliament is scheduled to convene today at 11:00 AM in New Baneshwor.

According to the Federal Parliament Secretariat, a tentative agenda has been prepared for the meeting, which includes oral questions to be answered by the respective ministers of the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, and Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation.

Additionally, the “Banking Offense and Penalties (Second Amendment) Bill, 2080” will be tabled in the meeting, along with the message from the National Assembly. The Chairperson of the Infrastructure Development Committee, Deepak Bahadur Singh, will present the “Water Resources Bill Report, 2081,” while the Minister of Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation, Deepak Khadka, will propose sending the “Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Bill, 2081” to the relevant committee for detailed discussion.

The meeting scheduled for 11:00 AM yesterday was postponed to 2:00 PM but could not take place. Consequently, it was adjourned until 11:00 AM today.

Opposition parties have been blocking Parliament over the government’s decision to remove the Managing Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority, Kulman Ghising, which has led to the disruption of the regular functioning of the sessions.

Speaker Devaraj Ghimire held discussions with the Chief Whips of all parties yesterday throughout the day, but no agreement was reached.

The opposition parties insist that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli should provide clarification in Parliament regarding the decision to remove Ghising.

However, Prime Minister Oli has stated that there is no justification for him to answer in Parliament about the government’s decision.

Due to the ongoing deadlock between the ruling and opposition parties, it remains uncertain whether the Parliament session will proceed as scheduled.