President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called the main opposition CPN-UML leaders for a discussion. UML Vice-Chairman Subash Chandra Nembang said that the President called the leaders to hold a discussion on contemporary issues. “The President has called us at 5 pm for a discussion. The meeting will dwell on contemporary issues,” he said.

According to a Sheetal Niwas source, President Bhandari called the UML leaders to discuss the Citizenship Bill.

It has been learnt that senior leaders of the party will take part in the meeting. Earlier today, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba had urged President Bhandari to authenticate the bill.