Speaker Aryal States No Authority to Schedule PM's Parliament Attendance

Kathmandu. Speaker of the House of Representatives Dol Prasad Aryal has stated that he has no authority to set a date for Prime Minister Balendra Shah to attend a parliamentary session. He clarified this after opposition party lawmakers demanded a ruling to make the Prime Minister's mandatory attendance during the discussion on the government's policies and programs. Speaker Aryal clarified that he has no legal basis or authority to set a schedule for any lawmaker's attendance in the assembly. Speaking in parliament, Speaker Aryal emphasized that as a forum for lawmaking, the session must be conducted based on established rules...