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Speaker Devaj Ghimire has described the incident that took place at Tinkune on Friday was an attack on democracy and urged the political parties to create an environment to hold a discussion and debate on the issue in Parliament.

In a meeting with the Chief Whips of the political parties held at the Parliament Building, New Baneshwar today, he called on the parties to give a sense that the Parliament is active by holding discussions on the incident that took place in the country.

Speaker Ghimire said it would not be appropriate to disrupt the House under any circumstances when the situation calls for the House to carry out its business even if it was not in session.

Chief Whip of the ruling CPN-UML Mahesh Kumar Bartaula said the Prime Minister would address the House meeting on March 31.

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He informed that there was a telephonic conversation between the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition parties on the issue of removing the obstruction of Parliament.

According to him, the Prime Minister has called for an all-party meeting today itself.

Meanwhile, the ruling party has requested the opposition parties to open the obstruction of the House through dialogue. The opposition parties, however, said their stance has not changed.

Two days after the violent clashes between security personnel and pro-monarchy protesters in Tinkune, the government on Sunday reduced the number of security personnel for the then King Gyandendra Shah.

According to Kumar Upadhyay, spokesperson of the Armed Police Force, the government deployed security personnel to the VIPs as per the procedure made by the government.

Ten policemen of the Armed Police Force deployed under the command of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) have been called back. 

Of the 25 police personnel deployed for the protection of Shah, only 15 are currently in place.

After the departure from Narayanhiti, the government has been providing the facility of security personnel along with housing for the royal family.

According to a source at the Armed Police Force, the security team deployed for family members will also be called back.

Two persons including a photo journalist of Avenues TV died during the protest.

The pro-monarchist groups organized the demonstration, demanding restoration of monarchy and Hindu Kingdom.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Devraj Ghimire is holding a meeting with the chief whips of political parties in the Lower House ahead of the Parliament meeting today.

The meeting is taking place this afternoon.

The Speaker's secretariat stated that Ghimire is consulting with the Chief Whips in the Federal Parliament Building in Naya Baneshwor. 

Deputy Speaker Indira Rana, Nepali Congress (NC) Chief Whip Shyam Kumar Ghimire, CPN-UML Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula, CPN (Maoist Center) Chief Whip Hit Raj Pandey and Rastriya Swatantra Party Chief Whip Santosh Pariyar and others are attending the meeting.

The UK would not hesitate to retaliate against US tariffs if needed, according to Downing Street sources, BBC reported.

The government is in last-minute negotiations with the White House ahead of a 25% tax on car imports and threats of wider tariffs on other goods on 2 April. 

It is trying to get an exemption, arguing that - unlike other countries - the UK has a relatively equal trading relationship with the US. The prime minister has said he does not want to jump into a trade war.

US President Donald Trump has introduced a series of tariffs targeting goods from other countries, arguing the measures will help American manufacturers and protect jobs despite warnings prices could go up for consumers, according to BBC.