Suspended Chief Justice Cholendra Shumshar JB Rana on Wednesday reached Singha Durbar to give his statement on the impeachment motion filed against him. The Impeachment Recommendation Committee of the Parliament had summoned Chief Justice Rana today to record his statement. The Parliament has formed an 11-member committee to look into the case.

One-fourth of the members of Parliament had tabled an impeachment proposal against Rana as per Article 101 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal.

As many as 98 lawmakers of the ruling coalition on February 13 had registered the motion against Rana. The then Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party Whip Pushpa Bhushal, Maoist Center Chief Whip Dev Gurung and Unified Socialist Party Whip Jeevanram Shrestha were the proposers. The proposal was supported by 95 lawmakers. Earlier, the Nepal Bar Association had staged protests for 109 days demanding resignation of Rana.