Kathmandu. In the ongoing dispute regarding the official status of the Nepali Congress, Senior Advocate Ekraj Pokharel has questioned whether a special general convention possesses the authority to elect new leadership.Challenging the legitimacy of granting official status to Gagan Thapa under the guise of a special general convention, Senior Advocate Pokharel stated, 'Once a complaint is filed with the commission, there is no authority to make a unilateral decision without resolving the matter.'During the hearing held on Thursday before the Supreme Court bench of Justices Sharanga Subedi and Nripadhwaj Niraula, Senior Advocate Pokharel, representing petitioner Sher Bahadur Deuba, argued that...
Kathmandu. The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has established a mandatory monthly levy for the Prime Minister, ministers, members of parliament, and their personal aides to be submitted to the party.Chief Whip Kabindra Burlakoti stated that the parliamentary party meeting held at Singha Durbar on Thursday passed the proposal to fix the levy for the Prime Minister, ministers, lawmakers, and their staff. According to him, the Prime Minister and ministers must contribute 18,000 per month, lawmakers 16,500 per month, and their personal aides 2,000 to the party. However, it has not yet been finalized whether lawmakers will be permitted to appoint personal...
Kathmandu. Infrastructure expert and Member of Parliament Ashish Gajurel has filed his candidacy for the position of Chairperson of the Infrastructure Development Committee under the House of Representatives. Gajurel has been put forward as a candidate in the process initiated to select the committee's leadership.MP Gajurel, elected from Sindhuli Constituency No. 2, was victorious in the House of Representatives election held on 21 Falgun with 27,517 votes under the first-past-the-post system. Before entering politics, MP Gajurel was active for a long time as an expert in the physical infrastructure and transportation sector. He possesses specialized knowledge in the technical aspects...