INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
SURKHET, JANUARY 2The first meeting of the Karnali Provincial Assembly after election
of PA members convened here today in which members expressed commitment to fight poverty, hunger, and disease.
Provincial Assembly to elect speaker on January 16
National Assembly by-election on February 8
In
the first meeting of the PA's second term in the province, they reaffirmed their commitment to move ahead in unison against poverty, hunger,
and diseases although they were representing various political parties.
Nepali Congress Provincial Assembly party leader
Jeevan Bahadur Shahi argued that the need of the hour was for people's representatives to tackle all sorts of challenges in Karnali Province
rather than locking horns with any particular parties or the province government
Underscoring the need to formulate better and effective act and laws, Shahi extended his best wishes to all the newly elected PA members and
wished them successful tenure.Similarly, CPN-UML Karnali Province leader Yam Lal Kandel said this term of PA should be more result-oriented
since the previous term had already laid foundation for delivery from the government
He denounced the tendency of corruption rather than delivering on development works in Karnali Province
CPN-Maoist Centre Karnali Province Assembly leader Raj Kumar Sharma asserted that the current leadership should protect the present system
achieved after people's war and people's movement over various periods
He underlined the need to fight against poverty collectively.Rastriya Prajatantra Party Karnali Provincial Assembly member Santoshi Shahi,
CPN (Unified Socialist) Province Assembly member Kalyani Khadka and independent PA member Devendra Shahi highlighted the need for
coordination, collaboration and solidarity to work for peace, development, and prosperity of Karnali Province.During the maiden meeting,
senior PA member Binod Kumar Shah proposed to nominate Hikmat Bista, Bhim Prakash Sharma and Jit Bahadur Malla to chair the meeting of the
Provincial Assembly in the absence of the speaker and deputy speaker.A version of this article appears in the print on January 3, 2023, of
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