Opposition parties have disrupted today's meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) demanding the Prime Minister's reply over the removal of Kulman Ghising from the post of Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority.

As soon as Speaker Devraj Ghimire started today's meeting, the opposition lawmakers stood up from their seats in protest. The Speaker had given time to CPN (Maoist Center) lawmaker Shakti Bahadur Basnet to speak at the outset of the meeting.

Lawmaker Basnet charged the government of removing Ghising to fulfill the vested interest of some groups.

Stating that the decision to remove Ghising should be withdrawn, he said the Prime Minister should answer on the issue.

As soon as lawmaker Basnet made his statement, the opposition lawmakers again stood up and protested. After this, Speaker Ghimire postponed the House session for 30 minutes.

According to the HoR meeting agenda, the 'Banking Offences and Punishment (Second Amendment) Bill, 2080' along with the message received from the National Assembly, the upper house of the Federal Parliament, is to be tabled in today's meeting.

Similarly, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ajay Kumar Chaurasia is scheduled to present a proposal seeking consideration of the Nepal Council of Legal Practitioners (Second Amendment) Bill, 2081 BS which originated in the National Assembly.

Similarly, the minister is scheduled to present a proposal seeking a passage of the Constitutional Council (Functions, Duties, Powers and Procedures) (First Amendment) Bill, 2081 BS.