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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.

Janata Samajbadi Party Chairman Upendra Yadav has underlined the need of political cooperation and consensus to establish political stability in the Koshi Province.

Talking to media at Biratnagar Airport today, the leader insisted on the need of political stability in the province and of gearing up for addressing the people's issues.

He utilized the moment to say that the Socialist Front was formed on the advice of Nepali Congress and it would be supported by the party.

He described the NC and Socialist Front as mutual supporters, adding that such cooperation should be further promoted for the institutionalization of democracy, economic development, prosperity, federalism and the republic.