Rabi Lamichhane Calls Meeting, PM Balen Shah Absent
Summary
Rastriya Swatantra Party chairman Rabi Lamichhane called a parliamentary party discussion in Singha Durbar, but Prime Minister Balendra Shah did not attend. The meeting instead formed a task force to amend the party statute, amid growing questions over Shah’s repeated absence from party and parliamentary proceedings.
Key Points
- Rabi Lamichhane convened a parliamentary party discussion, but Prime Minister Balendra Shah was absent despite the meeting being mandatory for ministers and lawmakers.
- The meeting decided to form a task force led by Chief Whip Kabiendra Burla Koti to amend the Rastriya Swatantra Party’s parliamentary party statute.
- The article highlights repeated tensions over Shah’s absence from party meetings, parliament sessions, and question-and-answer proceedings.
- Party figures and political commentators said the parliamentary party meeting should be called by the party leader or deputy leader, not the chairman.
