Parliament session prolongs

Although the eight parties had agreed to prorogue the session of the parliament on August 20, subsequent differences among them have stalled the process.

The Maoists want the parliament to announce the republic right away and has, therefore, been against ending the current session.

The Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) has indicated that the session can be suspended for three weeks but not ended.

The frequent meeting between the Speaker and the chief whips of the parliamentary parties could not reach to any understanding on this issue.

Earlier, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and Speaker Subas Nemwang had agreed to end the session and allow the MPs to visit districts and villages to create election atmosphere. nepalnews.com sd Aug 22 07

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