The Standing Committee meeting of the CPN UML is taking place today. According to Sher Bahadur Tamang, Secretary of the party’s Central Office, the meeting has been scheduled for 11 am at the prime minister’s residence in Baluwatar.
The meeting was initially supposed to be held at 5 pm on Sunday but it was postponed and the new schedule was for 10 am on Monday. However, citing reasons of the by-elections to the vacant seat of the National Assembly of Lumbini Province the meeting was again cancelled on Monday.
The meeting will hold discussions regarding the 12 lawmakers of the Madhv Kumar Nepal-led faction who have not yet furnished the clarifications that the party had sought. The 12 lawmakers from whom the party has sought clarifications are Surendra Pandey, Birodh Khatiwada, Jeevan Ram Shrestha, Ghanashyam Bhusal, Som Prasad Pandey, Krishna Lal Maharjan, Jhapat Rawal, Bhawani Prasad Khapung, Yagya Sunuwar, Metmani Chaudhary, Deepak Prakash Bhatta, and Narayan Khatiwada.
Meanwhile, the 11 lawmakers who have been dismissed from the general membership of the party are Madhav Kumar Nepal, Jhalanath Khanal, Bhim Rawal, Kalyani Khadka, Sarala Yadav, Pushpa Karna, Laxmi Chaudhary, Mukunda Neupane, Ram Kumari Jhakri, Kalila Khatun, and Nira Devi Jairu.
The meeting will also discuss on the budget of next fiscal year 2078/79 that was announced on May 29 and other current political issues.
