PM to take initiatives to end House deadlock

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Speaker Dev Raj Ghimire held a telephone conversation on Monday to discuss the ways to create an environment for running the Parliament.

During the conversation, they also discussed the government’s policies and programs, the Speaker's press advisor Shekhar Adhikari informed.

He said that the Prime Minister has decided to take initiatives to forge political consensus.

On the occasion, Prime Minister Dahal informed the Speaker that he had held a meeting with the main opposition party Nepali Congress to forge political consensus and also discussed the demands of the party with the ruling coalition partners. He said that they would reach the conclusion by this evening.

Prime Minister Dahal said that he would start consultations again with the Congress soon after he returned to Kathmandu from Chitwan.

He also informed the Speaker about the meeting held with the President.

The Nepali Congress has been obstructing both the Houses of the federal Parliament—House of Representatives and National Assembly—demanding formation of a parliamentary committee to investigate fraud charges against Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane.

Earlier on Sunday, Speaker Ghimire held a meeting with the minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and chief whips of major political parties.