Mandal's whereabouts sought

Member of Parliament affiliated to Nepal Sadbhawana Party (Mandal) Yagyaji Shah has called on Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala to find out the whereabouts of party leader Badri Prasad Mandal.

Participating in a discussion on the constituent assembly motion, he asked, "I want to request the Right Honorable Prime Minister to search and disclose the whereabouts of my parliamentary party leader Mandal who has been out of contact for the past few days."

Mandal, a minister in the royal government, who enjoys the support of two of the five MPs including himself from NSP, was a strong opponent of constituent assembly election.

Shah also urged the House to go for the election of the constituent assembly, which will in turn draft a new constitution.

Another lawmaker from the party, Mrigendra Kumar Singh Yadav, who was appointed regional administrator by the king after he seized absolute power on February 1st last year, also supported the motion. nepalnews.com pb May 01 06