NC still undecided over its parliamentary leader

Seven months since the election of Constituent Assembly election was held, the main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), remains still undecided over naming its parliamentary party leader.

A meeting of the NC parliamentary party (PP) held on Monday to decide on the election of the PP leader ended inconclusively. There was discussion on whether to elect PP leader or simply nominate one, but no conclusion was reached, leaders said.

Some women PP members made strong demand for choosing a woman deputy parliamentary leader.

Much to the chagrin of some hopefuls like senior party leader Sher Bahadur Deuba and vice-president Ram Chandra Poudel, party president Girija Prasad Koirala has repeatedly proclaimed himself to be the parliament leader.

The NC is not only the sole political party that has not chosen its parliamentary leader it has also not been able to adopt the constitution for the parliamentary party.

However, the Congress party is also known to have written a letter to the government saying that Koirala will be the member of the Constitutional Council as the opposition leader unless otherwise notified by the party. nepalnews.com mk Dec 01 08

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