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Constituent Assembly Chairman and CPN-UML Vice-Chairman Subash Nembang’s body has been brought to the party headquarters in Chyasal, Lalitpur for final tributes.

The mortal remains of Nembang were brought to the party headquarters from Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) this afternoon.

The party said that the body of Nembang will be kept at the party headquarters in Chyasal the whole day today for final tributes.

The UML leader, who was rushed to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital at 1 :30 am after suffering a heart attack, breathed his last in the course of treatment.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli, Speaker Devraj Ghimire and National Assembly Chairman Ganesh Timilsina among others had reached the hospital to take stock of his health.

The government has decided to cremate Nembang with state honors.

An emergency Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday morning has also decided to give a public holiday on the day of his cremation.

The last rites of Nembang will be performed after his sons, who are living abroad, come to Nepal.

The gold is being traded at Rs 112, 000 per tola in the domestic market on Tuesday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, tejabi gold is being traded at Rs 111, 450 per tola.

Similarly, the silver is being traded at Rs 1,405 per tola today.  

The government has decided to cremate Constituent Assembly member and CPN-UML Vice-Chairman Subash Chandra Nembang with state honors.

An emergency Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday decided to give a public holiday on the day of Nembang’s cremation, Tourism Minister Sudan Kiranti said.

“The government has decided to give him state honors in recognition of his contribution in the constitution making process,” he said.

Nembang was rushed to the Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital after he fell unconscious in the toilet of his Baluwatar-based residence.

The hospital announced that he died at 1:40 am today.

It has been learnt that Nembang’s last rites will be performed after his sons come from abroad.

Madhes Pradesh Assembly member Bindu Kumari Yadav passed away on Tuesday. She was 44.

Yadav, who was elected as the Province Assembly member under the PR category from the Janata Samajbadi Party in Madesh Pradesh Assembly, breathed her last during the course of treatment at the Janakpurdham-based Madhesh Institute of Health Sciences at 8: 30 am today.

She was suffering from cancer for a long time.

Dr Ram Naresh Pandit, Director at the Provincial Hospital, Janapur, said that she died at 8:30 am today.

She was undergoing treatment at the ICU ward of the Provincial Hospital in Janakpur for the past 10 days.

Speaker Devraj Ghimire said he was stunned by the untimely demise of Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairperson and former Speaker Subash Chandra Nembang.

Expressing deep sorrow on the demise of Nembang, also the Vice-Chairperson of the CPN-UML, Speaker Ghimire said Nepal's Parliament has lost an experienced and prominent politician.

"The House of Representatives (HoR) has lost a sober, popular and competent member. I would like to extend my tribute to Nembang and express my deep condolences to the bereaved family members", he said.

Nembang died due to a heart attack at 1.30 am today.

The CPN-UML has postponed all the programs of the party.

Acting General Secretary Pradeep Gyawali said that all the programs of the UML have been postponed until further notice after the death of UML Vice-Chairman and Parliamentary Party deputy leader Subash Chandra Nembang at 1:40 am today.

He said that the mortal remains of Nembang will be kept at the Tulsilal Smriti Hall, Party Central Office, Chyasal, Lalitpur for final tributes after 9 am today.

“We are deeply saddened to inform you about the death of our party Vice-Chairman, Constituent Assembly Chairman and former Speaker of the House of Representatives Subash Chandra Nembang. The hospital has informed us that Nembang, our Parliamentary Party deputy leader and a member of the House of Representatives who was elected from Ilam-2, died of a heart attack during the course of treatment at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital at 1:40 am today. All the programs of the party have been put off until further notice at this sad moment,” Gyawali said.

Currently, UML leaders are in the hospital. They are preparing to take the mortal remains of Nembang to Chyasal.

It has been learnt that his last rites will be performed after his son, who is abroad, comes to Nepal.

Constituent Assembly Chairman and CPN-UML Vice-Chairman Subash Chandra Nembang died of a cardiac arrest on Tuesday.

He breathed his last on the way to a hospital after he suffered a heart attack at his residence this morning.

Though he was taken to the Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for treatment, doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.

After receiving the news of his death, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli, and Speaker Devraj Ghimire among other leaders had reached the hospital.

Nembang’s journey from National Assembly member to Constituent Assembly Chairman

Nembang (70) was born at Suntalibari in Ilam Municipality-7 on March 11, 1953. He entered politics from All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU), student wing of the UML.

Though he was a teacher and a lawyer, he made his career in politics. He has continuously been winning the election from Ilam-2 since 1999.

Prior to that, he was elected as a member of the National Assembly.

Nembang became the Minister of State for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs in 1994. Then he became General Administration and Local Development Minister.

He won the election from Ilam-2 in 1999.

Nembang became the Speaker on May 13, 2006.

After that, he held the same responsibility from January 17, 2007 to May 27, 2008. He was elected from Ilam-2 in the Constituent Assembly election.

He became the Constituent Assembly member and Speaker from July 27, 2008 to May 27, 2012 and from February 18, 2014 to October 14, 2015.

He also won the election to the second Constituent Assembly of 2013 from Ilam-2.

Nembang won the election of 2017 and 2022 from the same constituency.

The UML Vice-Chairman Nembang had also become the candidate for the presidential election held in February.

He was also elected as the President of the Public Accounts Committee in 1999.

Nembang also became the General Secretary of the Nepal Bar Association.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today said the alliance between the current ruling partners would continue for five years.

He made this remark while talking to mediapersons at the Biratnagar Airport.

PM Dahal, accompanied by leaders of the Socialist Front, an alliance of four leftist parties, reached Biratnagar to address a 'message assembly' of the Front.

The assembly was organized by the Front including the CPN (Maoist Center), the CPN (Unified Socialist), the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) and the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) led by Netra Bikram Chand.

CPN (US) Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal, JSP Chairperson Upendra Yadav and the CPN General Secretary Netra Bikram Chand 'Biplav' are scheduled to address the meeting.