The ruling and opposition parties have agreed to form a parliamentary committee to probe the cooperative scam.

A meeting of the ruling and opposition parties held in Baluwatar on Saturday agreed to form the parliamentary probe committee.

A task force under Law Minister Padam Giri will be formed for the same.

The main opposition Nepali Congress Deputy General Secretary Jeevan Pariyar, CPN-UML Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula and Rastriya Swatantra Party leader Shishir Khanal will be the members of the task force.

It has been said that the task force will proceed with its business after the term of reference (ToR) is finalized.

Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli, Rastriya Swatantra Party President Rabi Lamichhane and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, General Secretary Gagan Thapa, National Assembly Parliamentary Party leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula and Chief Whip Ramesh Lekhak were present in the meeting.

The Congress has been obstructing the Parliament demanding formation of a parliamentary probe committee to probe fraud charges against Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Lamichhane.