Opposition parties urge Speaker not to conduct meeting until an agreement is reached on ToR

Opposition parties including Nepali Congress have urged Speaker Devraj Ghimire not to conduct the meeting until an agreement on terms of reference (ToR) of parliamentary probe committee on Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane is reached.

A meeting of the opposition parties held on Sunday morning urged Speaker Ghimire not to conduct the meeting until an agreement on ToR of the task force pertaining to the formation of a parliamentary committee is reached.

After the meeting of the opposition parties, lawmaker Gyan Bahadur Shahi had reached the Office of the Speaker to inform about the decision.

Congress Chief Whip Ramesh Lekhak had reached Singhadurbar after he was asked for support to forge consensus in the task force.

Earlier, the opposition parties had decided to allow Home Minister Lamichhane to speak in the Parliament.

Rastriya Prajatantra Party spokesperson Gyanendra Shahi said that the opposition parties had agreed to allow Lamichhane to speak in the Parliament.