Kathmandu, April 10: The election for the post of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives is taking place today at 4 P.M.
Two candidates are in the race: Rubi Kumari Thakur, a lawmaker from the Labour Culture Party, and Saraswati Lama from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP).
With the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) formally deciding to support Thakur, the Labour Culture Party, which holds seven seats in the House, is almost certain to secure the Deputy Speaker position.
Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal had fixed the date for the election during the House of Representatives meeting on Wednesday (March 25).
The proposal for the Deputy Speaker’s election will be presented in today’s House meeting scheduled for 4 pm. Gyan Bahadur Shahi will table the proposal to elect Lama as Deputy Speaker, seconded by fellow RPP members Tahir Ali, Khusbu Oli, and Bharat Giri.
Similarly, Aren Rai will present the proposal to elect Thakur as Deputy Speaker, with support from RSP lawmakers Ashok Chaudhary and Ambika Devi Sangraula.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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