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The government continues efforts for safety and rescue of Nepalis in Sudan amidst a challenging security situation. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the government is in regular contact with the Nepali citizens in the country in northeast Africa and the Nepali Embassy in Cairo of Egypt continues to update about their situation and rescue as well. So far 30 Nepali citizens except those security personnel deputed for the UN peacekeeping missions there have come into contact with the Embassy. As per the request of the Embassy, the Saudi Arabia government cooperated to safely bring 19 Nepalis from the Port Sudan to Jeddah of Saudi Arabia, according to the Nepali Consulate in Jeddah. Prior to this, a Nepali safely reached Jeddah and preparations are on to send them back to home. Five, out of the remaining 11 Nepali citizens who are in contact with the Nepali Embassy in Cairo, have already left for Port Sudan. Efforts are on to transport one from Khartoum to Port Sudan and three have reached Port Sudan with the help of their employer company and are staying in a hotel on their own. Similarly, arrangements are in place to escort two from Khartoum to safety near the Egyptian border by their employer company. The government has thanked all for facilitating and cooperating it to undertake rescue for Nepali in Sudan that has been plunged into internal conflict for weeks. It is reported that the security situation is still not eased there and the government has urged the Nepali population there to stay safe and indoor except in emergency. The government has in emergency requested to call Deepak Ghimire (second secretary, Embassy) at Mobile/WhatsApp +201097772348, +201029606662 or email at [email protected].  

The Rastriya Swatantra Party elected President Rabi Lamichhane as its Parliamentary Party leader. A Central Committee meeting of the RSP held on Monday decided to elect Lamichhane as the leader of the Parliamentary Party, party spokesperson Mukul Dhakal said. The Parliamentary Party will endorse the decision. Lamichhane had resigned from the leader of the Parliamentary Party after he lost the post of lawmaker over the citizenship issue. Later, Dol Prasad Aryal was made the Parliamentary Party leader. Aryal has submitted the resignation to Deputy Parliamentary Party leader Biraj Bhakta Shrestha after Lamichhane was re-elected as the lawmaker from Chitwan-2.

The Rastriya Swatantra Party has said that it will take a decision on joining the government only on Friday. During a Central Committee meeting of the party held on Monday, the leaders discussed taking a decision on joining the government only on Friday, RSP spokesperson Mukul Dhakal said. He said that the final decision on the issue will be taken after holding a meeting on Friday.    

Nepali Congress leader Shekhar Koirala stressed that there should be representation of workers at the policy making level. In a message on the occasion of International Labour Day, the Congress leaders said that there should be the representation of workers at the policy making level to take ahead the rights of workers. “The representation of workers is necessary at the policy making level of the state to establish the rights of workers,” he said. Leader Koirala demanded that the government form a Labour Commission to resolve the problems of workers.