Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is addressing Parliament today regarding Kulman Ghising’s dismissal as Managing Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).
A meeting of the House of Representatives has been called for 11 AM today.
Speaker Devraj Ghimire held talks with chief whips of major parties on Sunday, reaching an agreement on the matter, said UML chief whip Mahesh Kumar Bartaula. The ruling party urged the opposition to end the House obstruction, but opposition leaders insisted they would not allow proceedings until Oli clarified the valid reason of the removal.
The government replaced Ghising with Hitendra Dev Shakya on March 24, triggering protests and backlashes. Opposition parties argue that Ghising was unfairly removed despite having four months left in his term. Both Ghising and Shakya have filed petitions in the Supreme Court over the issue, but hearings were postponed for Monday.
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