UML to fly party flag at half-mast for three days to mourn death of Nembang

The CPN-UML has decided to fly the party flag at half-mast for three days to mourn the death of Constituent Assembly Chairman and party Vice-Chairman Subash Nembang.

An emergency Secretariat meeting held at the party headquarters in Chyasal, Lalitpur decided to place condolence books at the party central office, province office and his election constituency Ilam.

The meeting also endorsed a special condolence motion.

Nembang succumbed to a heart attack at 1:40 am today while receiving treatment at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj. He was 71.

His body has been kept at the party headquarters in Chyasal for final tributes.

The government has decided to cremate Nembang with state honors.

An emergency Cabinet meeting held this morning has decided to give a public holiday on the day of his cremation.

Nembang’s last rites will be performed after his sons come to Nepal.