Neupane to chair State Affairs Committee
Summary
Ishwari Devi Neupane of Nepali Congress has been unanimously elected chair of the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee of the House of Representatives following resignation of the previous chair Ramhari Khatiwada.
Key Points
- Ishwari Devi Neupane elected unopposed as chair of the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee of the House of Representatives.
- Neupane resigned from Parliamentary Hearing Committee and filed nomination for the new post as decided by Nepali Congress party.
- Previous chair Ramhari Khatiwada resigned following a parliamentary special committee investigation linking him with the 'cooling-off period' controversy in the Federal Civil Service Bill, 2024.
- Nepali Congress reached consensus on Neupane's nomination after internal debates over other candidates including Dilendra Prasad Badu and Ramhari Khatiwada.
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