Speakers and Deputy Speakers of seven provinces are going to Australia tonight under the leadership of National Assembly (NA) Chairman Ganesh Prasad Timilsina.
A 12-member delegation led by Chairman Timilsina is going to Australia as part of the study tour program of parliamentary practice related to financial and administrative resource allocation.
Ekram Giri, the spokesperson of the Federal Parliament, informed that this visit is being conducted under the Parliament Support Project of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
The delegation will hold various meetings and interactions in the Parliament of Australia and the provincial parliaments of New South Wales and Victoria.
The delegation includes the Speaker of the Sudurpaschim Province Assembly Bhim Bahadur Bhandari, Nanda Gurung of Karnali, Krishna Prasad Dhital of Gandaki, Deputy Speaker of Koshi Srijana Danuwar, Deputy Speaker of Madhesh Babita Kumari Raut Ishar, Deputy Speaker of Bagmati Apsara Chapagain Khatri and Deputy Speaker of Lumbini Menuka Khand KC.
Similarly, Muslim Commission Chairman Samim Miya Ansari, National Inclusion Commission Member Pushpa Raj Timilsina, Federal Parliament Secretariat Chief Librarian Kamala Devi Sharma, and National Assembly Chairman's Personal Secretary Richa Pokharel are also on the list of the delegation.
Chairman Timilsina is scheduled to return to Nepal on December 4, and other members of the team on December 2.
